Both Uses
ingratiate
in
Main Street, by Sinclair Lewis
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- Carol smiled upon them ingratiatingly.†
Chpt 24 *
- Carol smiled ingratiatingly, to indicate that she was indeed one who desired to sacrifice, but she sighed, "I don't know; I'm afraid I'm not heroic.†
Chpt 38
Definitions:
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(1)
(ingratiate) gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)