ingratiate

/ɪnˈgreɪʃieɪt/ verb

Definition

ingratiate yourself (with sb) › to try to make people like you by doing things to please them

ingratiating adjective › Ingratiating behaviour is done to try to make people like you: an ingratiating smile/manner

(Definition of ingratiate verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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