endear to
phrasal verbendear somebody/yourself to somebody
- to make somebody/yourself popular
- Their policies on taxation didn't endear them to voters.
- She was a talented teacher who endeared herself to all who worked with her.
- He had an unfriendly manner which did not exactly endear him to his colleagues.
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