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INGRATIATE
Definition of INGRATIATE
verb
To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in.
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Where it comes from
First attested in 1622. From Italian ingraziare or Medieval Latin *ingratiatus, from Latin in grātiam (“for the favor of”).
Etymology via Wiktionary (CC BY-SA).
Word DNA
Line of descent
2 recorded generations before English.
Deepest traced root
1st
of 59 source languages in OUTLIER
33.1%
of traced words share this origin (9,723)
branch · 33.1% of traced words
How it is built
Same root, INGRATIATE · 2 relatives in the game
OUTLIER scores every word on how unusual it is, and that number is not published. Working it out at the board is the game.
INGRATIATE in OUTLIER
Players have found it on 1 board so far.
It first turned up on Day 138, 5 October 2026. Nobody has seen it on a board for 11 days.
First ever to find it
on Day 138, 5 October 2026 - before anyone else in Outlier's history. See the Pioneers
Built from these letters
INGRATIATE starts with I and ends with E. Sorted, its letters read AAEGIINRTT - the shape to hunt for when the grid is scrambled. I, A and T appear more than once.
Words that start INGRAT
Its neighbours in the OUTLIER dictionary - shortest first.
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