to endear
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4.6
- verb
- /ɪnˈdɪr/
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- The puppy's playful nature can endear it to anyone who sees it.
Or what sacrifices do they have to make to endear themselves again to the person that they realize they love?
- Or what sacrifices do they have to make to endear themselves again to the person that they realize they love?
- And I could see like when I watch quarterbacks, I the first thing I watch is, are, does he endear himself to his teammates?
- But when you realize that I had this mean streak, did it endear you to me or were you disgusted?
- And the fact that they really couldn't endear true Tolkien fans in what they were attempting to achieve is is really disheartening.
Examples
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Elizabeth's open and gracious responses endeared her to the spectators, who were "wonderfully ravished."
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As Young told Studs Terkel: "That single incident endeared me to the hearts of black people."
Academic text (1997) -
Whatever their reasons, it does not particularly endear them to tourists to their fine city.
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Doing it without drama will endear you to editors.
Academic text (2008) -
Oh, I bet that endears you to the people.
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You'll endear yourself by calling them different names.
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"Your Honor, she endeared herself to him "through hard work and good humor."
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Neither of these positions is calculated to endear its proponents to the Chinese.
Academic text (1999) -
He's lost no time endearing himself to those in power.
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Little things he did in parenting her have forever endeared him to me despite his aforementioned grumpiness.
Blog text (17)
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word endear comes from the little beginning en- meaning 'make' and the word dear meaning 'precious' or 'loved'. So, to endear someone is to 'make' them 'dear' to you, which means to cause them to be loved or liked.