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INGRATIATION
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ingratiation mean?
• INGRATIATION (noun)
The noun INGRATIATION has 1 sense:
1. the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments
Familiarity information: INGRATIATION used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
ingratiation; insinuation
Context example:
she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor
Hypernyms ("ingratiation" is a kind of...):
blandishment; wheedling (the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery)
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