|
|
Definition of Ingratiation
1. Noun. The act of gaining acceptance or affection for yourself by persuasive and subtle blandishments. "She refused to use insinuation in order to gain favor"
Definition of Ingratiation
1. Noun. the state of being ingratiated ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Ingratiation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ingratiation
Literary usage of Ingratiation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports of the Decisions of the Judges for the Trial of Election Petitions by Edward Loughlin O'Malley, Henry Hardcastle, John Satterfield Sandars, Alfred Percival Perceval Keep, Herman Cohen, Great Britain High Court of Justice, Great Britain High Court of Justice. Election Petition Judges (1870)
"... would refer to general ingratiation, ' or for being elected,' which seems only
to be an echo of the former sentence, ' or for the purpose of corruptly ..."
2. Reports of All the Cases Decided by All the Superior Courts Relating to by Edward William Cox, Great BRitain Magistrates' cases (1871)
"... for any person in order to be elected," which would refer to a general
ingratiation, " or for being elected," which seems only to be an echo of the ..."
3. Kant's Kritik of Judgment by Immanuel Kant (1892)
"... even a religious discourse,1 which recommends a cringing, abject seeking of
favour and ingratiation of ourselves, which proposes the abandonment of all ..."
Other Resources:
