ingratiate
v. US //ˌɪŋˈɡɹeɪʃiˌeɪt// UK //ɪnɡɹˈeɪʃɪˌeɪt// in·gra·ti·ate
First attested in 1622. From Italian ingraziare or Medieval Latin *ingratiatus, from Latin in grātiam (“for the favor of”).
First attested in 1622. From Italian ingraziare or Medieval Latin *ingratiatus, from Latin in grātiam (“for the favor of”).
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