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- Dictionaryingratiating/ɪnˈɡreɪʃɪeɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. intended to gain approval or favour; sycophantic: "an ingratiating manner"
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INGRATIATING definition: 1. Ingratiating behaviour is intended to make people like you: 2. Ingratiating behavior is…. Learn more.
to try to make yourself especially pleasant in order to get someone to like or approve of you, and often to influence someone to do something for you: He tries to ingratiate himself with the boss by saying that all her ideas are brilliant. (Definition of ingratiate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
When you ingratiate yourself, you put yourself in someone’s good graces in order to gain their approval or favor. While the word ingratiate does not necessarily imply that your behavior is obsequious or otherwise improper, the word may be used disapprovingly by those who distrust your motives.
The meaning of INGRATIATING is intended or adopted in order to gain favor : flattering. How to use ingratiating in a sentence.
INGRATIATING meaning: 1. Ingratiating behaviour is intended to make people like you: 2. Ingratiating behavior is…. Learn more.
adjective. If you describe someone or their behaviour as ingratiating, you mean that they try to make people like them. [disapproval] He said this with an ingratiating smile. His fellow students had found him too ingratiating. Synonyms: sycophantic, servile, obsequious, crawling More Synonyms of ingratiating.
A person who is ingratiating is trying to get in the favor or grace of those around her. But the word doesn't always have to imply a sly attempt at winning others over, sometimes it can simply mean charming or agreeable. A person's smile can be ingratiating, winning people over simply with its charm.
Ingratiate definition: to establish (oneself or another person) in the favor or good graces of someone, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed by with). See examples of INGRATIATE used in a sentence.
Definition of ingratiate verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of ingratiating adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
