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
  • By dint of being more active than Harris – and others – have been, Newsom has been able to ingratiate himself with donors.
    — Douglas Schoen, Oc Register, 16 July 2026
  • What drives her attempt to use female solidarity as a way to ingratiate herself with Priscilla, a woman who is seemingly her enemy?
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 15 July 2026
Definition of ingratiate
Verb
  • The device seamlessly integrates major streaming apps, providing direct links to content and an unlimited cloud DVR.
    — Rick Ellis, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Europe could revert to a collection of nation-states ruled by illiberal nationalist governments content to accommodate Civilizational America.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of content
Verb
  • From the theorist’s vantage, the narrator’s couches will always be placating.
    — Maya Binyam, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026
  • An apologetic statement this week and commitment to not letting history repeat itself has, though, done little to placate the intensifying scrutiny of his leadership.
    — Aleks Klosok, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of placate
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  • While this might sound appeasing to some, the Big Ten is not onboard with this idea, sources told OutKick-FOX News and others.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, sources familiar with the situation pointed to Trump’s history of dropping past animosity with Republicans who appease him as one reason Pirro still has a shot of lasting beyond this week’s tenuous moment.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 4 Aug. 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
  • The squeals from the little piggies about to eat lettuce and other vegetation often spark laughter, while others cuddle and comfort some of the guinea pigs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Video compilations of Trachtenberg and Panettiere’s characters, Casey Carlyle and Gen Harwood, respectively, have been circulating on social media Monday, with many fans acknowledging the film’s comforting nostalgia amid the tragedy.
    — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of comfort
Verb
  • The 2-year-old can be heard crying in the footage as officers try to console her.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Before he was transported off the field, the entire roster approached the cart to console Scourton.
    — Mike Kaye, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of console
Verb
  • And Netanyahu also pushed back on the deal, saying that Israel won’t withdraw from its current lines in Gaza until Hamas has completely disarmed.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • American pressure on weak governments in Iraq and Lebanon to disarm pro-Iranian militias could trigger additional conflict in which Iranian allies would hold the upper hand.
    — MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 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 Aug. 2026.

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