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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
  • The following platforms approach that task differently, ranging from comprehensive visibility and traffic intelligence to content production and site auditing.
    — William Jones, Ascend Agency, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In the meantime, that means the mission's crew members will – like the rest of us – have to content themselves with seeing the ISS from hundreds of miles away.
    — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 2 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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  • The bill now also includes a compromise on stablecoin yield aimed at appeasing banking interests by directing the Treasury secretary to restrict rewards if deposit flight from community banks occurs on a substantial scale.
    — Garrett Downs, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Growing up, many of us remember dutifully taking a few more bites of protein (and, of course, vegetables) to appease our moms before we were allowed to progress to the sweet, carb-heavy goodness of dessert.
    — Jennifer Byrne, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of appease
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  • 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
  • Black is comforted by the fact that indie rock fans who hate the podcast could still enjoy themselves at the awards show.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 14 Sep. 2026
  • In a 2017 People cover story, editor-at-large Liz McNeil wrote that Carolyn comforted the Radziwills by bringing soup from Anthony’s favorite NYC restaurant to the hospital.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 10 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
  • Laws used to criminalize dissent remain in force, intelligence and security agencies retain essentially the same structures and practices, and authorities have taken no steps to disarm or dismantle the colectivos.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The purpose is not to intimidate you but to proactively acknowledge the challenges at the very beginning of the meeting, to disarm the pushback.
    — Inga Bielińska, Forbes.com, 16 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 21 Sep. 2026.

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