endear (to)

verb

Definition of endear (to)next
as in to ingratiate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endear (to)
  1. ingratiate
  2. placate
  3. content
  4. appease
  5. propitiate
  6. comfort
  7. console
  8. disarm
Verb
  • Lowen ingratiates herself with Jeremy and his son, Crew, to buy herself time to work out whether Verity's books are truly fiction or an ominous warning from a deranged psychopath.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Conversely, for overseas tourists visiting the UK, a trip to a Wetherspoon can be a way to understand and ingratiate themselves with the country — not to mention get a thrifty brunch.
    Will Noble, CNN, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of ingratiate
Verb
  • So how to placate the businessman without losing the game’s anti-corporate ethos?
    J. Clara Chan, WIRED, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Avoid the temptation to simply placate dissatisfied customers with freebies, and don’t rely solely on metrics like Net Promoter Scores.
    Joseph Edgar, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of placate
Verb
  • Instead, Israel contented itself with creative and reasonably effective alternatives to direct military action.
    Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
  • From the new show Carl the Collector, which features an autistic raccoon, to content with American Sign Language (ASL) interpretations, PBS KIDS is spearheading change in the disability community.
    Jaclyn Greenberg, Parents, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of content
Verb
  • But Republicans, who had spent 24 hours largely negotiating with themselves to cut out the extras conservatives opposed and come up with the new plan, ran into a wall of resistance from Democrats, who were in no hurry to appease demands from Mr. Trump – or Mr. Musk.
    Lisa Mascaro and Kevin Freking, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The overall effect has been destabilising and if Howe cannot appease his dressing-room with new signings — or any other tangible evidence of ambition — the big picture threatens to become opaque.
    George Caulkin, The Athletic, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of appease
Verb
  • Since 1979, the United States has sought to contain or propitiate the regime in Tehran.
    Danielle Pletka, National Review, 6 Nov. 2023
  • Both the sirens and Proteus know much, if not all, that has happened upon the face of the earth, but whereas the sirens sing their song unbidden while taking the hearer’s life in return, Proteus under compulsion tells the hearer the proper animal sacrifice to offer to propitiate the gods.
    Marina Warner, The New York Review of Books, 27 May 2021
Definition of propitiate
Verb
  • God please bless his family, comfort them and protect the hearts of his loved 1z.
    Newsweek, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Looking for a comforting TV binge-watch after decking the halls or finishing a holiday movie marathon?
    Aurelie Corinthios, People.com, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of comfort
Verb
  • The second-year quarterback was brought to tears and had to be consoled by his other teammates.
    Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Ian, revved up by the camogie carnage and fresh off consoling Eva (eye emojis x2), takes it upon himself to tell Angelica in no uncertain terms to back off the Garvey sisters.
    Caroline Framke, Vulture, 27 Nov. 2024
Definition of console
Verb
  • Read more What People Think Opinions related to business and economic issues submitted to The Hill: DOGE shouldn’t unilaterally disarm if there’s room for reform Will ‘Good Trump’ or ‘Bad Trump’ prevail on housing?
    Aris Folley, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Starkey is disarming and immediately easy to talk to, stopping mid-conversation to explain the interruption of the chimes of his bird clock: a gift from a friend in honor of the one his grandmother used to have.
    Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of disarm
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