endear to
verb
endeared to; endearing to; endears to
: to cause (someone) to be loved or admired by (someone or something)
They endeared themselves to the whole town.
His generosity has endeared him to the public.
Her bad temper did not endear her to her coworkers.
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But very quickly, the 27-year-old Alabama native, whose non-reality television profession is quite literally snake wrangling, had the entire castle endeared to him.
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
The actor isn’t shy about disclosing his fear of creepy crawlies in dark caves or ice-cold waters of the Arctic Ocean, which comes across as endearing to the viewer.
—Abigail Wise, Outside, 11 Dec. 2025
Black Rabbit knows how to escalate, and Law and Bateman anchor that delirious intensity with a pair of performances that, within seconds, go from endearing to infuriating and then back again.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
His verbal tics, over-the-top gestures, and knack for creating indelible moments are endearing to the public in a way that professional Democrats who devote their work lives to covering and fighting him could never understand.
—Isaac Schorr, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 4 Mar. 2026
The actor isn’t shy about disclosing his fear of creepy crawlies in dark caves or ice-cold waters of the Arctic Ocean, which comes across as endearing to the viewer.
—Abigail Wise, Outside, 11 Dec. 2025
Black Rabbit knows how to escalate, and Law and Bateman anchor that delirious intensity with a pair of performances that, within seconds, go from endearing to infuriating and then back again.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025
His verbal tics, over-the-top gestures, and knack for creating indelible moments are endearing to the public in a way that professional Democrats who devote their work lives to covering and fighting him could never understand.
—Isaac Schorr, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025
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“Endear to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endear%20to. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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