endear en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ɛnˈdɪɚ/ (US)
- /ɪnˈdɪə(ɹ)/ (UK)
- /ɪnˈdɪɚ/ (US)
- /ɛnˈdɪə(ɹ)/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English dear English endear From en- + dear.
Meanings
- (obsolete) To make (something) more precious or valuable.
- (obsolete) To make (something) more expensive; to increase the cost of.
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(obsolete) To stress (something) as important; to exaggerate.
Salvianus Massiliensis[…]saith, that amongst French-men, to lie and forsweare is no vice but a manner of speach. He that would endeare [translating encherir] this Testimonie, might say, it is now rather deemed a vertue among them.
1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 18, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book II, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC:
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To make (someone) dear or precious.
By giving candy to the children the man tried to endear himself to them.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| endears | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| indear | alternative | lexicographic | |
| endearing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| endeared | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| endeared | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
endearing · unendearing · endearer · endearment
Synonyms
Translations (6)
ru расположить (to cause to become liked) · cs získat oblibu (to cause to become liked) · fi saada pitämään (to cause to become liked) · cs získat přízeň (to cause to become liked) · fi miellyttää (to cause to become liked) · ru располагать (to cause to become liked)