Endear

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Endear \En*dear"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Endeared}; p. pr. & vb.
     n. {Endearing}.]
     1. To make dear or beloved. "To be endeared to a king."
        --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or
        expensive. [R.] --King James I. (1618).
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  endear
       v : make attractive or lovable; "This behavior endeared her to
           me"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "endear":
     allure, attract, becharm, bewitch, captivate, carry away, charm,
     draw on, enamor, enrapture, fascinate, hold in thrall, infatuate,
     inflame with love, seduce, tantalize, tempt, vamp