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endear

[ en-deer ]

/ ɛnˈdɪər /

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verb (used with object)

to make dear, esteemed, or beloved: He endeared himself to his friends with his gentle ways.

Obsolete. to make costly.

Origin of endear

First recorded in 1570–80; en-¹ + dear¹

OTHER WORDS FROM endear

un·en·deared, adjective

Words nearby endear

endarteritis, endarterium, endaural, endbrain, endcap, endear, endearing, endearment, endeavor, endeavour, endecott

Example sentences from the Web for endeared

Hexagon, where she endeared herself to Japanese audiences for giving ridiculously answers to trivia questions.

Masahiro Tanaka Is the Yankees' $155M Lethal Weapon and Strikeout Machine |Allen Barra |May 9, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Remarks such as that, unsurprisingly, endeared him to the far-right.

What Cliven Bundy’s Famous Backers Said, Before and After |Olivia Nuzzi |April 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
None of these actions have endeared the small-government conservatives to their rivals for power, the no-government conservatives.

Jon Favreau on the Destructive Rise of the No-Government Conservatives |Jon Favreau |July 30, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He so endeared himself to a young Pakistani American, Majid Khan, that Khan referred to him familiarly as Chacha—“Uncle” in Urdu.

9/11 Mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Finally on Trial at Guantanamo |Terry McDermott |May 4, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

To all this chaff Peter returned modest replies and the odd little chuckle that had so endeared him to his schoolmates.

The Story of Leather |Sara Ware Bassett
She had endeared herself to her classmates, and to many others whom she met at socials, and after school sessions.

Dorothy Dainty at Glenmore |Amy Brooks
I feel very deeply this disastrous circumstance, endeared as it was to me by ties of time and association.

Tennyson and His Friends |Various
Every chair and every table is endeared to me, and how much more the living inhabitants.

Modern Flirtations |Catherine Sinclair
There was a dash about Maryanne Brown at that period which endeared her greatly to Mr. Robinson.

The Struggles of Brown, Jones, and Robinson |Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for endeared

endear

/ (ɪnˈdɪə) /

verb

(tr) to cause to be beloved or esteemed