3 ms·You ingratiate a working philosopher.by 77pt77 10y agoYou ingratiate a working philosopher.bluebeard 10y agoIngratiate, that's a good word. Strangely opposed to the word ingrate.77pt77 10y agoNever thought about that in those terms, but yes, it's interesting.ghurtado 10y agoBoth 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".