endear

Verb

Meaning

To make dear or beloved.

To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or expensive.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

court vamp win bring appeal engage attract bind please attach charm bait seduce disarm entice
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Antonyms

vex repulse pique bore provoke repel
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Hypernyms

please delight

Derivatives

endeared endearing

Anagrams

earned neared Ardene Andree deaner Dearne readen

Examples

Presents, I often say, endear absents. Charles Lamb

One principle I've been fighting for that doesn't endear me to a lot of people is that black people can be just as complicated and screwed up as white people. Our motives can be just as base and violent. Suffering does not necessarily ennoble you. Henry Louis Gates

And if you help them where they are at a stand, it will more endear you to them than any chargeable toys that you shall buy for them. John Locke

There is a time to provide advice and offer an opinion, and there is a time not to. Don't be too quick to offer unsolicited advice. It certainly will not endear you to people. Harvey Mackay

This behavior endeared her to me Source: Internet

A combination of spice, heat, and bold flavors helped to quickly endear these dishes to hungry Indians, and the number of restaurants started to grow quickly across the country. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

endcapped endcourt ende endearedly endearedness endearer