From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishendearen‧dear /ɪnˈdɪə $ ɪnˈdɪr/ verb → endear somebody to somebody→ See Verb table
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endear• The expression that spreads through the audience makes this man immediately endearing.• His tales were simple and sweet and his characters endearing enough to remember with fondness all the way to adulthood.• His intervention will endear him to Maggie, Lucy believes.• The new heir apparent soon had an opportunity to endear himself to the Athenians.• However, the reckless, well-bred show of bravado did not exactly endear the utterer to two other boys of like age. 