endear

动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ɪnˈdɪə(ɹ)/|/ɛnˈdɪə(ɹ)/    美 /ɪnˈdɪɚ/|/ɛnˈdɪɚ/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To make (something) more precious or valuable. obsolete
  2. To make (something) more expensive; to increase the cost of. obsolete
  3. To stress (something) as important; to exaggerate. obsolete
    — Salvianus Massiliensis[…]saith, that amongst French-men, to lie and forsweare is no vice but a manner of speach. He that would endeare [translating encherir] this Testimonie, might say, it is now rather deemed a vertue among them.
  4. To make (someone) dear or precious.
    — By giving candy to the children the man tried to endear himself to them.

词形变化

endears present,singular,third-person endearing participle,present endeared participle,past endeared past indear alternative

词汇关系

近义词
bedear
衍生词
endearer endearing endearment unendearing

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Proto-Italic *en-
Latin in-
Old French en-bor.
Middle English en-
English en-
English dear
English endear
From en- + dear.
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