Ingrate vs. Ingratiate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Ingrate and Ingratiate
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Ingrate
An ungrateful person.
Ingratiate
Bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them
A sycophantic attempt to ingratiate herself with the local aristocracy
Ingrate
Ungrateful
Ingratiate
To bring (oneself, for example) into the favor or good graces of another, especially by deliberate effort
She quickly sought to ingratiate herself with the new administration.
Ingrate
(obsolete) unpleasant, unfriendly
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Ingratiate
(reflexive) To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please him or her.
Ingrate
An ungrateful person
Ingratiate
To recommend; to render easy or agreeable.
Ingrate
Ingrateful.
Ingratiate
To introduce or commend to the favor of another; to bring into favor; to insinuate; - used reflexively, and followed by with before the person whose favor is sought.
Lysimachus . . . ingratiated himself both with Philip and his pupil.
Ingrate
An ungrateful person.
Ingratiate
To recommend; to render easy or agreeable; - followed by to.
What difficulty would it [the love of Christ] not ingratiate to us?
Ingrate
A person who shows no gratitude
Ingratiate
To gain favor.
Ingratiate
Gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
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