ingrain (verb)

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• ingrain — verb (t) /ɪnˈgreɪn / (say in grayn) Also, engrain. 1. to fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind. –adjective /ˈɪngreɪn/ (say ingrayn) 2. Also, engrain. deeply fixed; ingrained. 3. (of carpets) made of yarn dyed before weaving, and so… …  

• ingrain — (also engrain) ► VERB ▪ firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person. ORIGIN originally in the sense «dye with cochineal», from the old use of grain meaning «kermes, cochineal» …   English terms dictionary

• ingrain — verb To make something deeply part of something else, either literally or figuratively. The dirt was deeply ingrained in the carpet …   Wiktionary

• ingrain — verb (also engrain) firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person. adjective (of a textile) composed of fibres which have been dyed different colours before being woven. Origin ME: from en 1, in 2 + grain; the adjective is… …   English new terms dictionary

• ingrain — [17] Ingrain means literally ‘work into the grain’ (of fabric, originally) – whence the main metaphorical sense of ingrained, ‘deepseated’. But there is much more to the story of ingrain than that. Its ultimate source was engrainer ‘dye’, an Old… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

• ingrain — [17] Ingrain means literally ‘work into the grain’ (of fabric, originally) – whence the main metaphorical sense of ingrained, ‘deepseated’. But there is much more to the story of ingrain than that. Its ultimate source was engrainer ‘dye’, an Old… …   Word origins

• ingrain — I. transitive verb also engrain Date: circa 1641 to work indelibly into the natural texture or mental or moral constitution Synonyms: see infuse II. adjective Date: 1766 1. a. made of fiber that is dyed before being spun into yarn b. made of yarn …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• ingrain — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. imbue, fix, implant, instill; see instill , teach 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To implant so deeply as to make change nearly impossible: embed, entrench, fasten, fix, infix, lodge, root1. See MOVE …   English dictionary for students

• instill — verb 1. impart gradually Her presence instilled faith into the children transfuse love of music into the students • Syn: ↑transfuse • Hypernyms: ↑lend, ↑impart, ↑bestow, ↑contribute …   Useful english dictionary

• engrain — verb variant spelling of ingrain …   English new terms dictionary

• imbue — verb the painting has become deeply imbued with the idea of Basque separatism Syn: permeate, saturate, diffuse, suffuse, pervade, bathe, drench, steep; impregnate, inject, inculcate, ingrain, instill, invest, inspire, breathe; fill …   Thesaurus of popular words