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INGRATIATE
(verb) gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
Do you need to ingratiate teachers to get better grades? -added by Administrator
small dog trying to ingratiate herself with the big dog
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Selected Mnemonic for ingratiate
(Tag: Global) INGRATIATE ~ in + grat(sounds like GREET) + ate (EAT) ... so when you greet somebody with both the hands and give something to eat......why do you do that ...you try to gain their favour .
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Mnemonics for ingratiate
(Tag: ) ingratiate, take the word as intake of gratitude....so you do something to gain gratitude of others
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-1 (Tag: english) ingratiate->in "great""ate"..you say the guy is great and offer some food to eat..you do this so that he likes you
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-0 (Tag: ) IN+GRACE
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Origin
L. in gratiam ‘into favour’. added by gunjanshah
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