ingratiate in French
ingratiate in French is se faire aimer — ingratiate means to try to win someone's favour, often by flattering them.
ingratiate in French
se faire aimer
(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 French?
"ingratiate" in French is se faire aimer. ingratiate means: To try to win someone's favour, often by flattering them.
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