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Italian
Etymology
From in- + grazia + -are.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /in.ɡratˈt͡sja.re/
- Rhymes: -are
- Hyphenation: in‧gra‧zià‧re
Verb
ingraziàre (first-person singular present ingràzio, first-person singular past historic ingraziài, past participle ingraziàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive, archaic or literary)
- to ingratiate (someone) , to make (someone) get on (someone)'s good side/good graces
Usage notes
- The transitive usage of this verb is archaic or literary. In this usage, either of the two objects can be in direct object position, while the other follows a. That is, the English "try to ingratiate me with him" ("try to get me in his good graces") can be rendered in either of the following two ways:
- cerca di ingraziarmi a lui ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- cerca di ingraziarlo a me ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- In modern usage, this verb is always used reflexively.
Conjugation
Further reading
- ingraziare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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