Synonyms for endear

Grammar : Verb

Spell : en-deer

Phonetic Transcription : ɛnˈdɪər

Définition of endear

Origin : 1580s, "to enhance the value of," also "win the affection of," from en- (1) "make, put in" + dear (adj.). Meaning "to make dear" is from 1640s. Related: Endeared; endearing.

verb attract attention

Example sentences :

But that is one of the attributes of Mr. Gladstone which endear him so much to his party.
Extract from : « The Grand Old Man » by Richard B. Cook

But it is not altogether courage and daring that endear him to our hearts.
Extract from : « Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates » by Howard Pyle

These two deficiencies, if deficiencies they be, only endear him the more to us.
Extract from : « The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault » by Charles Perrault

Death itself did not suffice to endear Fred Rider to his brother.
Extract from : « The Doctor's Family » by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

Moreover, his supercilious manners had not helped to endear him since his arrival.
Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine

All this, of course, could not serve to endear him to the girls.
Extract from : « Gigolo » by Edna Ferber

As my wife I woo thee, and by every tie, and by every vow that can hallow and endear affection.
Extract from : « Zanoni » by Edward Bulwer Lytton

This did not endear her to Devilshoof, and he determined to have his revenge.
Extract from : « Operas Every Child Should Know » by Mary Schell Hoke Bacon

He left but a small legacy of good deeds to endear him in the memory of his subjects.
Extract from : « The Land of Thor » by J. Ross Browne

It was a union that had much to endear it to the people of the colonies.
Extract from : « American Eloquence, Volume II. (of 4) » by Various

Antonyms for endear

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