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Definition of endear
transitive verb
1 obsolete : to make higher in cost, value, or estimation
2 : to cause to become beloved or admired her generosity has endeared her to the public
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If going to the NBA Finals three years in a row doesn't endear you to the man in charge, what would?
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But back to the box incident: What has endeared Delevingne to friends like Aboah, more than 40 million Instagram fans, and big brands like Rimmel London is her idiosyncratic personality.
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Mobile native Wes Loper, who now lives in Nashville, has a way of blending music genres that endears him to a crowd.
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Cam has a different kind of leadership approach, and his taunting of the defense does not endear him to certain defensive players.
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The blind cave dragon, as it is called, has long endeared biologists with its unparalleled weirdness.
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State Street is the latest company touching on social issues in their marketing, hoping to endear customers to their brands and drum up good publicity.
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Jared Kushner’s business endeavors in the dog-eat-dog world of New York City real estate helped endear him to his father-in-law, President Trump.
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Those who knew him say Lucas was a natural leader with the type of affable, disarming personality that endeared him to people regardless of race.
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First Known Use of endear
1580
ENDEAR Defined for Kids
endear
playDefinition of endear for Students
endeared
;endearing
: to make beloved or admired His kind nature endeared him to all.
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