<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object)<ul><li>To establish (oneself or another person) in the favor or good graces of someone, especially by deliberate effort (usually followed by with):<ul><li>He ingratiated himself with all the guests.</li><li>She ingratiated her colleagues with her well-researched project proposal.</li></ul></li><li>To operate or be applied repeatedly, as a linguistic rule or mathematical formula.</li><li>To create something by building on previous versions or iterations, using each version as the point of departure for refinements and tweaks:<ul><li>The game studio is iterating on all current animation sets to incorporate the popular new characters.</li></ul></li></ul></li></ul>