endeared; endearing; endears
1
: to cause to become beloved or admired
her generosity has endeared her to the public
2
obsolete
: to make higher in cost, value, or estimation
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Regardless of the specific team, his Chicago roots have endeared him to fans of both franchises on social media.
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The formal complexity and poignant quietude of Jia’s filmmaking haven’t endeared him much to previous Cannes juries, and for some this latest entry, with its dizzying chains of intertextuality, must have seemed imposing to the point of being indecipherable.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
But things have changed since then as Rubio figured out a strategy to minimize such frustrations, adapting some of his foreign policy positions while endearing himself to Trump and his allies.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 2 May 2025
Yet Hernández did become a regular on the New York City circuit, endearing himself to other comedians and to clubs.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 May 2025
The formal complexity and poignant quietude of Jia’s filmmaking haven’t endeared him much to previous Cannes juries, and for some this latest entry, with its dizzying chains of intertextuality, must have seemed imposing to the point of being indecipherable.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
But things have changed since then as Rubio figured out a strategy to minimize such frustrations, adapting some of his foreign policy positions while endearing himself to Trump and his allies.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 2 May 2025
Yet Hernández did become a regular on the New York City circuit, endearing himself to other comedians and to clubs.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
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“Endear.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/endear. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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endear
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en·dear
in-ˈdi(ə)r 
: to cause to become dear or beloved
her generosity has endeared her to the public
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