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self-ingratiation
self-ingratiation n. 
/ˌsɛlfɪŋɡreɪʃɪˈeɪʃn/,
Brit. /ˌsɛlfɪnɡreɪʃɪˈeɪʃn/
, /ˌsɛlfɪnɡreɪʃɪˈeɪʃn//ˌsɛlfɪŋɡreɪʃɪˈeɪʃn/U.S. /ˌsɛlfɪnˌɡreɪʃiˈeɪʃ(ə)n/
the action or process of ingratiating oneself; = ingratiation n./ˌsɛlfɪnˌɡreɪʃiˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ΚΠ
1850 Home Jrnl. (N.Y.) 9 Feb. An American..would much mistake his ground were he to resort to any ‘art of pleasing’ principle for self-ingratiation, by way of counterbalancing his inevitable deficiency of hereditary titles.
1948 Commentary Nov. 417/2 Intelligence, humor, and charm is often humiliatingly exploited..as entertainment and self-ingratiation.
2009 Harvard Jrnl. Asiatic Stud. 69 365 The self-ingratiation with examiners, prostitution to clique leaders, and bribery of officials that preceded the preliminary metropolitan round of examinations.
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