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[ en-deer ] / ɛnˈdɪər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR endear ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to make dear, esteemed, or beloved: He endeared himself to his friends with his gentle ways. Obsolete. to make costly. Origin of endearFirst recorded in 1570–80; en-1 + dear1 OTHER WORDS FROM endearun·en·deared, adjectiveWords nearby endearend bud, end bulb, endcap, end-consumer, end-diastolic volume, endear, endearing, endearment, endeavor, endeavors, endeavour Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for endearThey also endear audiences to brands by forging deeper emotional connections to the content, and the creators involved in making it. For brand marketers, watch parties are where connections and entertainment meet|Twitter|October 13, 2020|Digiday Once discovered, this maneuver did not endear the councilors to their constituents. Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST Somehow, this did not endear Lonegan to voters, and Booker officially entered the Senate on Oct. 31st. The Ugly Truth About Cory Booker, New Jersey’s Golden Boy|Olivia Nuzzi|October 20, 2014|DAILY BEAST Her modest celebrity and Manhattan snobberies alternately isolate and endear her to the locals. This Week’s Hot Reads: Jan. 27, 2014|Thomas Flynn|January 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
If he wants to endear himself to the Republican rank and file out in the heartland, he should change his tune on Obama fast. Why the GOP Doesn’t Love Chris Christie|David Freedlander|February 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST Her outspokenness did not endear Rogers to the elite clique of former social secretaries. The New White House Wallflower|Sandra McElwaine|December 20, 2009|DAILY BEAST But that is one of the attributes of Mr. Gladstone which endear him so much to his party. The Grand Old Man|Richard B. Cook Charm and personal magnetism are the qualities that endear a man to his followers. The Mother of Parliaments|Harry Graham Resolve to endear yourself to him, which you may easily do by taking his part when I have vexed him. A Select Collection of Old English Plays|Robert Dodsley Adelpha's great misfortune and grief only seemed to endear her to him, for the noblest hearts grow more tender with sorrow. The Witch of Salem|John R. Musick Moreover, the countess has a latent vein of fierceness in her nature which in time may endear her to my heart. Ilka on the Hill-Top and Other Stories|Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
British Dictionary definitions for endear
verb(tr) to cause to be beloved or esteemed Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to endearcaptivate, cherish, engage, prize, win, treasure, value, attach, charm, bind |