ə̇nˈgrāshēˌāt, usu -ˌād.+V transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: in- (II) + Latin gratia favor, grace + English -ate — more at grace
: to commend to favor : find favor or favorable acceptance for : make agreeable to someone
show that Newman's imagery … helps to ingratiate the view that education is a good thing in itself — Geoffrey Tillotson
— usually used with with
where, he flattered himself, his manners would ingratiate him with the housewives of the district — James Joyce
with what unwearying politeness he kept on trying to ingratiate himself with all — R.L.Stevenson