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ingratiate
in·gra·ti·ate [ in gráyshee àyt ] (past and past participle in·gra·ti·at·ed, present participle in·gra·ti·at·ing, 3rd person present singular in·gra·ti·ates)


vr in·gra·ti·ate your·self 
Definition:
 
seek to please somebody: to try to win somebody's favor by pleasing him or her, especially in order to gain an advantage
She made blatant attempts to ingratiate herself with top management.
[Early 17th century. < Italian ingraziare< in grazia "into favor" < Latin gratia "favor"]

in·gra·ti·a·tion [ in gràyshee áysh'n ] noun
in·gra·ti·a·to·ry [ in gráyshee ə tàwree ] adjective
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