ingratiate
/ɪnˈɡreɪʃieɪt/verb
उच्चारण इन्ग्रेशिएट
(किसी की) खुशामद करके उसका प्रिय बनना, चापलूसी करके कृपापात्र बनना
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verb
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[T] ~ yourself (with sb) disapproving
to make yourself liked by sb, especially sb who could be useful to you, by praising them or trying hard to please them
(किसी की) खुशामद करके उसका प्रिय बनना, चापलूसी करके कृपापात्र बनना
- He tried to ingratiate himself with the new manager by agreeing with everything she said.
- The minister's nephew quickly ingratiated himself with the party workers.
◇Word family
ingratiating adjectiveingratiatingly adverb
?Which word?
Do not confuse ingratiate (to make yourself liked) and ingratitude (the state of not being grateful).
Ingratiate (खुशामद करके प्रिय बनना) और ingratitude (कृतघ्नता, एहसान न मानना) को आपस में confuse न करें।
§Grammar and usage
Ingratiate is always used with a reflexive pronoun in the pattern ingratiate yourself with someone.
Ingratiate हमेशा reflexive pronoun के साथ आता है, pattern है ingratiate yourself with someone।