0 past simple and past participle of ingratiate
1 to make someone like you by praising or trying to please them:
I believe that they have shown considerable tact in their negotiations and have ingratiated themselves with all those with whom they came into contact.
The latter ingratiated himself with the king and egged him on in his dissolute life.
On his journeys, he ingratiated himself with the people with his candour and pious character.
Both acts ingratiated him further with the ruler.
His charm and continental reputation ingratiated him to society and soon he was much sought after as a teacher.
There was one individual who ingratiated himself into the project, but where he came from no one knew.
He ingratiated himself to many stars; people liked him.
Most importantly, she was quite petite, she was quite childlike, but she was always very polite, so she just ingratiated people.
