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Definition of: ingratiate
(in·grā′shē·āt) v.t. ·at·ed, ·at·ing
To bring (oneself) into the favor or confidence of others.
—in·gra′ti·at′ing·ly adverb
—in·gra′ti·a′tion noun
—in·gra′ti·a·to′ry (-ə·tôr′ē, -tō′rē) adjective [<Ital. ingraziare <L in gratiam in favor]
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