ingrained
Use Ingrained in a sentence
adjective
1.
firmly fixed; deep-rooted; inveterate: ingrained superstition.
2.
wrought into or through the grain or fiber.
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verb (used with object)
1.
to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind.
adjective
2.
ingrained; firmly fixed.
3.
(of fiber or yarn) dyed in a raw state, before being woven or knitted.
4.
made of fiber or yarn so dyed: ingrain fabric.
5.
(of carpets) made of ingrain yarn and so woven as to show a different pattern on each side; reversible.
noun
6.
yarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture.
7.
an ingrain carpet.
Also, engrain (for defs 1, 2).
Origin:
1760–70; orig. phrase (dyed) in grain (i.e., with kermes)
1760–70; orig. phrase (dyed) in grain (i.e., with kermes)
Synonyms
1. infuse, inculcate, imbue.
1. infuse, inculcate, imbue.
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| ingrain or engrain | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to impress deeply on the mind or nature; instil |
| 2. | archaic to dye into the fibre of (a fabric) |
| —adj | |
| 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 |
| —n | |
| 5. | a. a carpet made from ingrained yarn |
| b. such yarn | |
| [C18: from the phrase dyed in grain dyed with kermes through the fibre] | |
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| —vb | |
| —adj | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from the phrase dyed in grain dyed with kermes through the fibre] | |
| ingrained or engrained (ɪnˈɡreɪnd) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | deeply impressed or instilled: his fears are deeply ingrained |
| 2. | (prenominal) complete or inveterate; utter: an ingrained fool |
| 3. | (esp of dirt) worked into or through the fibre, grain, pores, etc |
| engrained or engrained | |
| —adj | |
| ingrainedly or engrained | |
| —adv | |
| engrainedly or engrained | |
| —adv | |
| in'grainedness or engrained | |
| —n | |
| en'grainedness or engrained | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
ingrain
1766, see engrain. Fig. use, of qualities, habits, etc., attested from 1851 (in ingrained).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
But you don't change corruption that deep and that ingrained in a culture from the outside.
Overcoming an ingrained perception that one is intellectually defective can be a requisite step in this process.
It's interesting to think about where this ingrained predisposition is leading us.
For one, some noted that color perception is probably too biologically ingrained to show influence from language.
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