ingratiation

/in,greiʃi'eiʃn/
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ingratiation

She used ingratiation by complimenting her colleague's work.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • The act of gaining acceptance or affection for oneself through deliberate, often subtle, flattery or pleasing behavior: Ingratiation refers to the strategic effort to make oneself liked or approved by others, typically through calculated compliments, favors, or conformity.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun:
    • His constant ingratiation with the boss was obvious to everyone in the office.
    • The politician's speech was a transparent attempt at ingratiation, filled with excessive praise for the local community.
    • She saw through his flattery and recognized it as mere ingratiation.
Advanced Usage

  • "Self-ingratiation": A specific form of ingratiation focused on making oneself appear favorable.

    • His self-ingratiation during the interview involved repeatedly mentioning his volunteer work.

  • As a social or psychological strategy: In social psychology, ingratiation is studied as a tactic of impression management or interpersonal influence.

    • The study examined ingratiation as a common strategy for career advancement.
Variants and Related Words

  • Ingratiate (verb): To bring oneself into favor with someone by deliberate effort.

    • He tried to ingratiate himself with the new manager by always agreeing with her.

  • Ingratiating (adjective): Intended to gain approval or favor; charming or flattering in a calculated way.

    • She spoke in an ingratiating tone that made some people suspicious.

  • Ingratiatory (adjective): Another adjective form meaning intended to ingratiate.

    • His ingratiatory comments were not well-received.
Synonyms
  • Flattery: Excessive and insincere praise.
  • Fawning: Displaying exaggerated flattery or affection.
  • Sycophancy: Obsequious behavior aimed at gaining advantage.
  • Toadying: Behaving in an obsequious way to gain favor.
Related Phrases
  • "To curry favor": To seek to gain favor through flattery or servile behavior. (This is a phrase with a similar meaning but is not a phrasal verb of "ingratiation").
    • He was always currying favor with the senior partners.
Related Idioms
  • "Butter someone up": To flatter someone, especially to gain a favor.
    • He's just buttering up the teacher so he can get an extension on the project.
ingratiation

She used ingratiation by complimenting her colleague's work.

Noun
  1. the act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments
    • she refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor

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