endear

Verb

Verb Forms: endeared, endearing, endears

• To cause someone to be loved or admired.
• make attractive or lovable
  • "This behavior endeared her to me"
• To make (something) more precious or valuable.
• To make (something) more expensive; to increase the cost of.
• To stress (something) as important; to exaggerate.
• To make (someone) dear or precious.

Examples

• By giving candy to the children the man tried to endear himself to them.
• His consistent high scores didn’t exactly endear him to his opponents.

Synonyms

bedear