Etymology

ingratiate

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Today it means: To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in. Full definition →

Italian ingraziare ← Medieval Latin *ingratiatus ← Latin in grātiam
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  1. Latin · derived fromin grātiam“for the favor of”
  2. Medieval Latin · derived from*ingratiatus
  3. Italian · borrowed fromingraziare
  4. English todayingratiate

First attested in 1622. From Italian ingraziare or Medieval Latin *ingratiatus, from Latin in grātiam (“for the favor of”).

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