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endear (to)

verb

Definition of endear (to)next
as in to ingratiate

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for endear (to)
  1. ingratiate
  2. content
  3. placate
  4. appease
  5. propitiate
  6. comfort
  7. console
  8. disarm
Verb
  • There was a hope that Harry and Meghan would keep their heads down and ingratiate themselves back into British life.
    — Janelle Ash , Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Season four, which premieres in November, follows the engaged couple as Peggy attempts to ingratiate herself with the Kirklands but not lose herself in the process.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of ingratiate
Verb
  • For the past few seasons, the opening piece has been a contemporary, newer work that favored challenging the audience rather than contenting them, with mixed results.
    — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Kings Radio will complement Kings+, the organization’s free streaming platform, as part of the team’s ongoing efforts to make team content more accessible across multiple platforms.
    — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of content
Verb
  • In hopes of placating his daughters, Andrew bought Lizzie and Emma a home to rent out, per American Heritage.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Andy Burnham’s balancing act Rising costs also add to the pressure on new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who has pledged to tackle the cost-of-living burden but is also tasked with balancing the public books and placating the bond market.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of placate
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  • Some visitors had expressed fears that exhibits, such as the casket of Emmett Till and a Greensboro lunch counter housed at the neighboring American History Museum, may have been altered to appease the administration’s concerns.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The fickle pop public Cyrus once wanted to appease no longer seems to no longer have any leverage over her.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of appease
Verb
  • Rulers on the Nile did not rely solely on their own human powers but worshipped and propitiated a natural world that was alive with gods.
    — Vanessa Taylor, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The credulous faith that these superpowers will voluntarily settle for some form of peaceful coexistence, if only they are sufficiently propitiated with concessions, is naive and dangerous.
    — Michael Miklaucic, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2025
Definition of propitiate
Verb
  • There’s something comforting about a slow cooker working quietly on the counter.
    — Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2026
  • After comforting a fearful, wounded Wuornos, a door opens to nothing but bright light, and the three walk through it.
    — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of comfort
Verb
  • The show then flashes forward to the other women emotionally processing the news of his overdose and coming together at Angie’s to console one another and share memories of Robert.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2026
  • That gave way to sadness and the responsibility of consoling distraught students.
    — USA TODAY staff, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of console
Verb
  • The board’s high representative, Nikolay Mladenov, has said progress hinges largely on Hamas disarming — a step the group has refused to take.
    — Matthew Lee, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The novel, published in 1988, foreshadowed the career to come by taking on, with disarming frankness, everything from child abuse to transracial adoption.
    — Casey Cep, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of disarm
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“Endear (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/endear%20%28to%29. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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