ingratiate
gb/ɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃiˌeɪt/ us/ɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃiˌeɪt/
C1
Kiingereza
Maana
maana 0
Kitenzi
formal
C1
action
1
gain someone’s favor by flattery
to try to make someone like you (often by flattering them)
Muundo wa matumizi:
ingratiate yourself (with [someone]) (by [doing something])
Kosa la kawaida:
Often confused with integrate (become part of a group) because the words look similar.
Visawe
curry favor (Very close meaning; common alternative phrasing.)
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butter up (More informal and often critical.)
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flatter (Focuses on praise rather than the goal of gaining advantage.)
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suck up (Informal and strongly negative.)
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make a good impression (More neutral; does not imply insincerity.)
Vinyume
alienate (To make someone dislike you or feel distant.)
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offend (To upset someone and lose their goodwill.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
ingratiate yourself with someone
|ingratiate himself with the boss
|ingratiate herself with the team
|ingratiate oneself by doing something
|attempt to ingratiate yourself
|ingratiate yourself into a group
|ingratiate yourself with flattery
|ingratiate themselves with management
|ingratiate yourself with compliments
|shamelessly ingratiate yourself
Mada
social_relations
|persuasion
|workplace
|communication
Mifano
- He tried to ingratiate himself with the new manager by praising every decision she made.
- She brought homemade cookies to ingratiate herself with the neighbors, but it felt forced.
- Don’t ingratiate yourself with clients—be helpful and honest instead.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- He tried to ingratiate himself with his boss.
- She used compliments to ingratiate herself with the group.
Kitenzi
formal
C2
action
2
make yourself acceptable to someone
to become accepted or liked by someone
Muundo wa matumizi:
ingratiate [someone/yourself] (with [someone])
Kosa la kawaida:
This broader sense is less common today; in most contexts English uses 'ingratiate yourself with' for the idea.
Visawe
endear (More about becoming loved/liked, usually sincerely.)
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win over (Focuses on changing someone’s opinion to support you.)
Vinyume
displease (To cause someone to not like you or your actions.)
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antagonize (To actively make someone hostile toward you.)
Miunganiko ya maneno
ingratiate yourself with society
|ingratiate someone with a group
|ingratiate yourself with the public
|ingratiate yourself with voters
|ingratiate yourself with the community
|ingratiate yourself with your hosts
Mada
social_relations
|communication
Mifano
- He hoped the volunteer work would ingratiate him with the local community.
- The company sponsored the event to ingratiate itself with voters ahead of the election.
- Her calm professionalism quickly ingratiated her with the rest of the department.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
- Her kindness ingratiated her with the team.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
ingratiate
IPA
GB/ɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃiˌeɪt/
US/ɪŋɡɹˈeɪʃiˌeɪt/
Silabi na mkazo
in - gra - ti - ate (silabi 4)
Stress on 2nd syllable (gra)
Maumbo ya neno
Verb
- Base: ingratiate
- 3rd Person Singular: ingratiates
- Present Participle: ingratiating
- Past: ingratiated
Familia ya neno
Semi
Bado hakuna semi zilizounganishwa na ingizo hili.