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To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in.
(RQ:Charlotte Bronte Shirley)
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(RQ:Heller Catch-22)
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(circa), Hammond|Henry Hammond, "Sermon XIII" in ''Miscellaneous Theological Works of Henry Hammond, Volume 3'' (1850 edition), p. 283 (Google preview):
- What difficulty would it love of Christ not ingratiate to us?
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