Endear
Pronunciation : En*dear"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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).
t. [imp. & p. p. Endeared; p. pr. & vb. n. Endearing.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913