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- Dictionaryingrain/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.
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INGRAIN definition: 1. to establish something such as a belief so firmly that it is not likely to change: 2. to…. Learn more.
The meaning of INGRAIN is to work indelibly into the natural texture or mental or moral constitution. How to use ingrain in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ingrain.
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.
INGRAIN meaning: 1. to establish something such as a belief so firmly that it is not likely to change: 2. to…. Learn more.
1. to impress deeply on the mind or nature; instil. 2. archaic. to dye into the fibre of (a fabric) adjective (ˈɪnˌɡreɪn ) 3. variants of ingrained. 4. (of woven or knitted articles, esp rugs and carpets) made of dyed yarn or of fibre that is dyed before being spun into yarn. noun (ˈɪnˌɡreɪn ) 5. a. a carpet made from ingrained yarn. b. such yarn.
to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind. Synonyms: imbue, inculcate, infuse. 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.
1. Deep-seated; ingrained. 2. Made of predyed fibers; thoroughly dyed: ingrain yarn. 3. Made of fiber or yarn dyed before weaving. Used especially of rugs. n. (ĭn′grān′) 1. Yarn or fiber dyed before manufacture. 2. An ingrain rug or carpet. [Variant of engrain.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.
Ingrain definition: To fix deeply or indelibly, as in the mind.
firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person: . Meaning, pronunciation and example sentences, English to English reference content.
ingrain in American English. (ɪnˈgreɪn ; ˈɪnˌgreɪn ; for adj. ˈɪnˈgreɪn ; for n. ˈɪnˌgreɪn ) verb transitive. 1. to dye in the fiber before manufacture. 2. to work into the fiber; infuse deeply. chiefly in a figurative sense, and in the past participle.
