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What does endear mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word endear? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (obsolete) To make (something) more precious or valuable. [16th-17th c.]
  2. (obsolete) To make (something) more expensive; to increase the cost of. [17th-19th c.]
  3. (obsolete) To stress (something) as important; to exaggerate. [17th c.]
  4. To make (someone) dear or precious. [from 18th c.]
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He is a man who hides the scars of personal tragedy but whose warmth and understanding endear him to people on the edge.
As demonic as they first appear, these knuckle-draggers quickly endear themselves to the audience as the ultimate underdogs.
It said the presence of nearby sewage works would be detrimental to the health of those who attended and would not endear York to those people.
As such the characters have become synonymous with the band and, hopefully, have helped endear them to the public.
The higher costs the company was expected to charge for wharfage did not endear it to the merchants.
Shakespeare's tragedy Romeo and Juliet employs comedy in its first act to endear us to its characters and set up its plot.

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