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bluebeard
3424 days ago
Ingratiate, that's a good word. Strangely opposed to the word ingrate.
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ghurtado
3424 days ago
Both come from the latin "Gratia" (favor), but you can thank the extremely ambiguous prefix "in" for the confusion. Depending on the word it can act both as "into" as well as "without".
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77pt77
3424 days ago
Never thought about that in those terms, but yes, it's interesting.
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