Both Uses of
ingratiate
in
Gone with the Wind
- She could only stare over the banisters at him and watch his face change from harsh tenseness to a half-contemptuous, half-ingratiating smile.†
Chpt 3.26 *ingratiating = gaining favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
- "Yes'm, it's me," said Emmie, tossing her head with an ingratiating smile and starting toward the steps.†
Chpt 4.32
Definition:
gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts