"endear" meaning in English

See endear in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈdɪə(r)/ [UK], /ɪnˈdɪɚ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-endear.wav [UK] Forms: endear [canonical], endears [third-person, singular], endeared [past], endeared [past, participle], endearing [present, participle]
Etymology: en- + dear Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|en|dear}} en- + dear Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you endear a person, you make them dear or precious.
    Sense id: simple-endear-en-verb-6fI8MYFo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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