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
  • Lee ingratiates himself by pretending to be interested in becoming a CO himself — attracted to the manliness and the glamor.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Typically, only a low-value male resorts to this behavior, turning to foot-licking as the easiest way to ingratiate himself with women.
    — Tucker Reals, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of ingratiate
Verb
  • CISOs must transition toward security architectures that evaluate intent, context and content natively on the device—at the exact point where the human interacts with the communication—without violating user privacy.
    — Firas Azmeh, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • For the past few seasons, the opening piece has been a contemporary, newer work that favored challenging the audience rather than contenting them, with mixed results.
    — Christopher Barnard, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of content
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  • As ever in this intensely political world, various forces had to align, and big names placated, before things could progress.
    — Jason Barlow, Robb Report, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Netanyahu’s uncompromising stance helps placate his extremist coalition partners, justify permanent Israeli military control over Gaza, and indefinitely forestall any political accommodation with the Palestinians.
    — KHALED ELGINDY, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of placate
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  • Neither Adobe nor Microsoft have done much to appease to their user base.
    — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 14 Oct. 2026
  • As shoppers cut spending in the face of high gas and food prices, businesses have pulled more levers to boost profitability and appease investors.
    — Ryan Baker, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of appease
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  • 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
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  • Ana again became the younger sister being comforted by Jessica.
    — Norma Galeana, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The comments will likely comfort investors who have been looking to assess the longer-term demand outlook for ASML's lithography machines.
    — Arjun Kharpal, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of comfort
Verb
  • Choice words from your son after a bad loss are one thing, but the head coach also had to console his young daughter after the game, who was crying as the Florida band sent the team off the field.
    — Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Many students lingered afterward, to vent and console one another.
    — Jordana Cepelewicz, Quanta Magazine, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of console
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  • Hezbollah, meanwhile, has refused to disarm, and many fear that the war could reignite, particularly if fighting resumes between Iran and Israel.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Under the agreement, Israeli forces were to gradually withdraw from southern Lebanon and hand over control to the Lebanese army, while Hezbollah was to be disarmed, but implementation has stalled.
    — Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 2026.

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