ingratiate in Japanese
ingratiate in Japanese is 機嫌を取る, 満たす — ingratiate means to try to win someone's favour, often by flattering them.
ingratiate in Japanese
機嫌を取る
Pronounced: kigen'otoru
(reflexive) To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in.
満たす
Pronounced: mitasu
(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 Japanese?
"ingratiate" in Japanese is 機嫌を取る, 満たす. ingratiate means: To try to win someone's favour, often by flattering them.
How do you pronounce 機嫌を取る?
"ingratiate" in Japanese is 機嫌を取る, pronounced "kigen'otoru".
Are there other ways to say "ingratiate" in Japanese?
Yes — Japanese has 2 translations listed for "ingratiate": 機嫌を取る, 満たす.
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