ingratiate in Finnish
ingratiate in Finnish is mielistellä — ingratiate means to try to win someone's favour, often by flattering them.
ingratiate in Finnish
mielistellä
(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?
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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."
- 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 Finnish?
"ingratiate" in Finnish is mielistellä. ingratiate means: To try to win someone's favour, often by flattering them.
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