📖 Definitions of "Endear"
verb
- 1
To make (something) more precious or valuable.
- 2
To make (something) more expensive; to increase the cost of.
- 3
To stress (something) as important; to exaggerate.
- 4
To make (someone) dear or precious.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Endear"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| adorable | Befitting of being adored; cute or loveable. |
| lovable | Inspiring or deserving love or affection; adorable or cute. |
| lovelynoun | Delightful for beauty, harmony, or grace. |
| ingratiateverb | (reflexive) To bring oneself into favour with someone by flattering or trying to please them; to insinuate oneself; to worm one's way in. |
| bedearverb | (transitive) To make or hold dear; endear. |
| adoreverb | To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection. |
| adornverb | To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate. |
| ornate | Elaborately ornamented, often to excess. |
| honest | (of a person or institution) Scrupulous with regard to telling the truth; not given to swindling, lying, or fraud; upright. |
| enrichverb | (transitive) To make (someone or something) rich or richer. [from 14th c.] |
| gentle | Tender and amiable; of a considerate or kindly disposition. |
| sweeten the potverb | (idiomatic) To make something more desirable. |
| treasurenoun | (literally, countable and uncountable) A collection of valuable things; accumulated wealth; a stock of money, jewels, etc. |
| sweetenverb | (transitive) To make sweet to the taste. |
| enrichenverb | (transitive) To enrich; to make richer. |
| edulcorateverb | (rare) To sweeten. |
| sweeten upverb | (idiomatic) To make sweet to the taste. |
| endueverb | Senses relating to giving some quality or thing. |
| engoldenverb | (transitive) To render golden. |
| lovelifyverb | (transitive, rare) To make lovely. |
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