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ingratiate vs cozy up

cozy up vs ingratiate

ingratiate and cozy up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ingratiate No No Yes No
cozy up No No Yes No
As verbs, cozy up is a hyponym of ingratiate; that is, cozy up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ingratiate:
  • ingratiate: gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts
  • cozy up: ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior
Other hyponyms of ingratiate include cotton up, play up, shine up, sidle up, suck up.
ingratiate (verb) cozy up (verb)
gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior
Difference between ingratiate and cozy up

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