The latter ingratiated himself with the king and egged him on in his dissolute life. On his journeys, he ingratiated himself with the people with his candour and pious character. Employed at Vaux-le-Vicomte, Le Brun ingratiated himself with Mazarin, then secretly pitting Colbert against Fouquet. He ingratiated himself with everyone he met. Kublai ingratiated himself to his subjects with the help of his Chinese advisers. He ingratiated himself to many stars, people liked him. He ingratiated himself with the Queen's musicians, whom she had brought with her from France. He ingratiated himself with local residents, and began to amass a huge gun collection. Greenleaf quickly ingratiated himself with several of Washington's closest friends. Both acts ingratiated him further with the ruler. On the other hand, Duan ingratiated them. Means ingratiated himself into King's life and assisted her with her business affairs. His ability to speak Italian also ingratiated him with that immigrant population. He joined Houyi's court and ingratiated himself to its ladies. Densmore ingratiated himself with the thieves, and broke the robbery ring.