ingratiation
- noun
- /ɪnˌɡreɪʃiˈeɪʃən/
:
adulación
- And another way people do it is through ingratiation, sort of displaying warmth or friendliness.
And another way people do it is through ingratiation, sort of displaying warmth or friendliness.
- And another way people do it is through ingratiation, sort of displaying warmth or friendliness.
Examples
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She used ingratiation to earn the approval of her new teacher by complimenting her lessons.
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If you use flattery to corrupt a man, there is no excuse for it, but if you apply ingratiation as a way to make political friends, it is acceptable.
Academic text (2012) -
They'd apparently been hard on the boy, which maybe accounted for what Buck found most irritating about him: a kind of dog-like ingratiation.
Fiction book (1998) -
It would be simplistic to regard such an activity as mere ingratiation, and as sycophants those who practiced it.
Academic text (1994) -
His constant ingratiation with the boss made him unpopular among his colleagues.
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His ingratiation with the committee members helped him secure the promotion he wanted.
Synonyms
37
4.7
Praise people give without meaning it to get something from someone
18
8.4
Too much praise that is not honest and meant to get approval
5
4.4
Gentle persuasion using praise or kind words to get someone to do something
1
7.8
Getting someone to do something by saying nice things and asking again and again
1
8.4
Gentle praise and kind words used to get someone to do something
1
7.7
A way of getting close to someone by praise or tricks
Antonyms
How Ingratiating
Surface Forms
Morphology
ingratiation = ingratiate (semi-transparent) = in + grate + i + ation
The transformation from 'ingratiate' to 'ingratiation' is clear, but the root 'grate' is not commonly recognized in this context.
Etymology
Ingratiation comes from Latin parts in- meaning 'in' and gratia meaning 'favor' or 'thanks', and it shares its root with grateful. So ingratiation is about trying to get into someone's 'favor' by pleasing or flattering them.