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Antonyms for ingratiation


Grammar : Noun
Spell : in-grey-shee-eyt
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈgreɪ ʃiˌeɪt



Definition of ingratiation

Origin :
  • 1620s, possibly via 16c. Italian ingraziarsi "to bring (oneself) into favor," from Latin in gratiam "for the favor of," from in "in" (see in- (2)) + gratia "favor, grace" (see grace).
  • As in blarney : noun flattery
  • As in flattery : noun false praise, compliments
Example sentences :
  • He could not resist her beauty, her warmth, her ingratiation.
  • Extract from : « We Can't Have Everything » by Rupert Hughes
  • “Then I shall have to call another time,” said the woman, with a mixture of ingratiation and despair.
  • Extract from : « The Debtor » by Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
  • A hansom cab offers peculiar facilities for the aforesaid process of ingratiation.
  • Extract from : « The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne » by William J. Locke
  • He had prepared himself to be ingratiating; but he realized that ingratiation was not a successful line to pursue with dragons.
  • Extract from : « The Heather-Moon » by C. N. Williamson and A. M. Williamson
  • The qualities of ingratiation and friendliness departed from M. Garfunkel's smile, leaving it wholly apologetic.
  • Extract from : « Potash & Perlmutter » by Montague Glass
  • It was as if she were amused, not absent-minded nor yet a prey to the feminine immorality of ingratiation.
  • Extract from : « Romance Island » by Zona Gale

Synonyms for ingratiation

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