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ingratiate vs sidle up

sidle up vs ingratiate

ingratiate and sidle up both are verbs.

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

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