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- Dictionaryingratiating/ɪnˈɡreɪʃɪeɪtɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. intended to gain approval or favour; sycophantic: "an ingratiating manner"
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The meaning of INGRATIATING is intended or adopted in order to gain favor : flattering. How to use ingratiating in a sentence.
INGRATIATING definition: 1. Ingratiating behaviour is intended to make people like you: 2. Ingratiating behavior is…. Learn more.
When you ingratiate yourself, you put yourself in someone’s good graces in order to gain their approval or favor. While the word ingratiate does not necessarily imply that your behavior is obsequious or otherwise improper, the word may be used disapprovingly by those who distrust your motives.
to try to make yourself especially pleasant in order to get someone to like or approve of you, and often to influence someone to do something for you: He tries to ingratiate himself with the boss by saying that all her ideas are brilliant. (Definition of ingratiate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
INGRATIATING meaning: 1. Ingratiating behaviour is intended to make people like you: 2. Ingratiating behavior is…. Learn more.
A person who is ingratiating is trying to get in the favor or grace of those around her. But the word doesn't always have to imply a sly attempt at winning others over, sometimes it can simply mean charming or agreeable.
If you describe someone or their behaviour as ingratiating, you mean that they try to make.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
