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ingratiate |
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ingratiate oneself into something to work hard to bring oneself into the favor of someone. Oh, how he fawns over the guests! Isn't it terrible the way he tries to ingratiate himself into their favor? You will never succeed in ingratiating yourself into my good graces. See also: oneself ingratiate oneself with someone to work oneself into someone's favor. Why do you have to ingratiate yourself with everyone? Don't you know how to be just plain friends? She was very obvious in her effort to ingratiate herself with the boss. See also: oneself How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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But he quickly shows himself to be a genius at ingratiation. What angers me most at work is when a person who has obviously (to their peers) mastered the art of ingratiation. In the above example, the sender used new technology to engage in an old-fashioned form of politicking: ingratiation for self-serving purposes. |
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