endear Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb make attractive or lovable
    • This behavior endeared her to me

WordNet

En*dear" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Endeared ; present participle & verbal noun Endearing
Definitions
  1. To make dear or beloved. "To be endeared to a king." Shak.
  2. To raise the price or cost of; to make costly or expensive. R. King James I. (1618).

Webster 1913