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ingratiate in Czech

ingratiate in Czech is vetřít se do přízně, vlichotit se, získat si přízeň — ingratiate means to try to win someone's favour, often by flattering them.

ingratiate in Czech

vetřít se do přízně
verb
(reflexive) To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in.
vlichotit se
verb
(reflexive) To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in.
získat si přízeň
verb
(reflexive) To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in.

What does "ingratiate" mean?

  1. verb To try to win someone's favour, often by flattering them.
    "The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is trying to crawl out from under its rock and ingratiate itself as an "equal opportunity employer" and a friend of progressive movements."
  2. verb (old use) To make something seem appealing, or to speak well of it.
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ingratiate in a sentence

  • The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is trying to crawl out from under its rock and ingratiate itself as an "equal opportunity employer" and a friend of progressive movements.
  • He ingratiated himself with the Kurdish bloc when he stood up to aggressive Turkish rhetoric about the Kurdish border in May.

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What is "ingratiate" in Czech?
"ingratiate" in Czech is vetřít se do přízně, vlichotit se, získat si přízeň. ingratiate means: To try to win someone's favour, often by flattering them.
Are there other ways to say "ingratiate" in Czech?
Yes — Czech has 3 translations listed for "ingratiate": vetřít se do přízně, vlichotit se, získat si přízeň.
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