Definitions
1.verbTo make (something) more precious or valuable.
2.verbTo make (something) more expensive; to increase the cost of.
3.verbTo stress (something) as important; to exaggerate.
4.verbTo make (someone) dear or precious.
5.adjectiveInspiring affection or love, often in a childlike way.
6.nounThe act or process of endearing, of causing (something or someone) to be loved or to be the object of affection.
7.nounThe state or characteristic of being endeared.
8.nounAn expression of affection.