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verb
Gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts.
is a specific kind of: control, keep in line, manipulate.
is a broader term that covers: cotton up, cozy up, play up, shine up, sidle up, suck up.
derivation: ingratiating, ingratiatory, insinuating.
Dutch: gunst, in het gevlei komen, bemind maken
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