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endear

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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • \in-ˈdir, en-\
    • /ɪnˈdɪə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • \in-ˈdir, en-\

Definitions of endear word

  • noun endear Cause to be loved or liked. 1
  • transitive verb endear make lovable: to sb 1
  • verb endear If something endears you to someone or if you endear yourself to them, you become popular with them and well liked by them. 0
  • verb endear to cause to be beloved or esteemed 0
  • verb transitive endear to make dear, beloved, or well liked 0
  • verb endear (Obsolete (No longer in use)) To make (something) more precious or valuable. 0
See all 9 definitions of endear

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Parts of speech for Endear

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Endear

endear popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for endear

verb endear

  • commend — If you commend someone or something, you praise them formally.
  • recommend — to present as worthy of confidence, acceptance, use, etc.; commend; mention favorably: to recommend an applicant for a job; to recommend a book.
  • ingratiate — to establish (oneself or someone else) in the favor or good graces of someone, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed by with): He ingratiated himself with all the guests. She ingratiated her colleagues with her well-researched project proposal.
  • insinuate — to suggest or hint slyly: He insinuated that they were lying.
  • captivate — If you are captivated by someone or something, you find them fascinating and attractive.
All 13 Synonyms of endear

Antonyms for endear

verb endear

  • alienate — If you alienate someone, you make them become unfriendly or unsympathetic towards you.
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  • dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
  • hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
  • release — to lease again.
All 8 Antonyms of endear

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