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   ingrain

   /ɪnˈɡreɪn/

   verb

   • 1. firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person: "they trivialize the struggle and further ingrain the long-standing attitudes"

   adjective

   • 1. (of a textile) composed of fibres which have been dyed different colours before being woven.

   Word Origin late Middle English (originally as engrain in the sense ‘dye with cochineal or in fast colours’): from en-1, in-2 (as an intensifier) + the verb grain. The adjective is from in grain ‘fast-dyed’, from the old use of grain meaning ‘kermes, cochineal’.

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   What is the difference between ingrained and archaic?

   • 1. To fix deeply or indelibly, as in the mind: "A system that had been ingrained for generations could not be easily undone by change from the top" (Doris Kearns Goodwin). 2. Archaic To dye or stain into the fiber of. 1. Deep-seated; ingrained. 2. Made of predyed fibers; thoroughly dyed: ingrain yarn. 3. Made of fiber or yarn dyed before weaving.

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   What does ingrain mean?

   • 使…深深印在腦中, 使根深蒂固… 使…深深印在脑中, 使根深蒂固… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! INGRAIN definition: 1. to establish something such as a belief so firmly that it is not likely to change: 2. to…. Learn more.

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   What does deeply ingrained mean?

   • To make something deeply part of something else, either literally or figuratively. The dirt was deeply ingrained in the carpet. The lessons I learned at school were firmly ingrained in my mind. Deep-seated; ingrained. Dyed in the fiber, before manufacture; thoroughly dyed. Made of fiber or yarn dyed before weaving. Deeply infused.

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   What does engrain mean?

   • Also (for defs. 1, 2): engrain SYNONYMS 1. infuse, inculcate, imbue. Most material © 2005, 1997, 1991 by Penguin Random House LLC. Modified entries © 2019 by Penguin Random House LLC and HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

   INGRAIN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   What does ingrain do?

   • In August 2012, the company was awarded a contract by the Colombian government’s National Hydrocarbons Agency to digitize, characterize, and catalog the high-volume of core in storage to better assess its hydrocarbon potential. Ingrain partnered with Carl Zeiss AG on the project.

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   What are examples of ingrain?

   • Ingrain can apply to many contexts. A perspective might become ingrained into a person’s thinking, for instance, so that he doesn’t even recognize its influence anymore. With enough pressure, a mark could be ingrained into a surface, like tire tracks on a dirt road. Here are a few more examples,

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   Ingrain means to establish something such as a belief so firmly that it is not likely to change. Learn how to use this verb in sentences, see related words and phrases, and find translations in Chinese and other languages.

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     INGRAIN meaning: 1. to establish something such as a belief...

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   To ingrain is to deeply and strongly establish something within a person, particularly a belief or habit. You may hate those daily algebra quizzes, but they ingrain a routine of reviewing some math every night.

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   adjective. ingrained; firmly fixed. (of fiber or yarn) dyed in a raw state, before being woven or knitted. made of fiber or yarn so dyed: ingrain fabric. (of carpets) made of ingrain yarn and so woven as to show a different pattern on each side; reversible.

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   Ingrain can be a verb, adjective or noun, meaning to dye into the fibre of a fabric, to impress deeply on the mind or nature, or to make of dyed yarn. See examples, synonyms, pronunciation and word origin of ingrain.

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   Ingrain means to fix deeply or indelibly, as in the mind, or to dye into the fiber of a fabric. It can also be an adjective or a noun for something deeply rooted or dyed.

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   Learn the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word ingrain, which can be a verb, adjective, or noun. Ingrain means to dye in the fiber before manufacture, to make something deeply part of something else, or to be deeply infused.