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ingratiate [ɪnˈgreɪʃieɪt] VB trans

to ingratiate oneself with sb

cair nas graças de alguém

Usage examples with ingratiate

to ingratiate oneself with sb

cair nas graças de alguém

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It's one thing to ingratiate oneself with a subject to elicit their secrets, but this was something else. en.wikipedia.org

An obnoxious, overweight and dimwitted boss who tries unsuccessfully to ingratiate himself with his employees. en.wikipedia.org

There was one individual who ingratiated himself into the project, but where he came from no one knew. en.wikipedia.org

They ingratiate themselves with the all-powerful network bosses, while the real work is in fact done by their long-suffering production staff. en.wikipedia.org

Using her wit and charm, she sought to ingratiate herself with the king. en.wikipedia.org

His charm and continental reputation ingratiated him to society and soon he was much sought after as a teacher. en.wikipedia.org

Both acts ingratiated him further with the ruler. en.wikipedia.org

He ingratiates himself with their boss and is able to maintain a convincing cover to infiltrate their organization and engineer the others' escape. en.wikipedia.org

He buys the hotel and ingratiates himself with the locals. en.wikipedia.org

The latter ingratiated himself with the king and egged him on in his dissolute life. en.wikipedia.org

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