ingrain

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To make something deeply part of something else, either literally or figuratively

The lessons I learned at school were firmly ingrained in my mind.

To dye in the grain, or before manufacture
Dyed before manufacture, said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance
An ingrain fabric, as a carpet
{f} dye before being woven (of fiber); embed, fix firmly; instill in the mind or character
To work into the natural texture or into the mental or moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to infix deeply
thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"
produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt
{s} embedded, firmly fixed; dyed before weaving (of fiber); patterned on both sides (of carpets)
Dyed with grain, or kermes
To dye with or in grain or kermes
{i} fibers which are dyed before being woven
ingrain wallpaper
A type of wallpaper consisting of two layers of paper with wood fibre in between
ingrained
Simple past tense and past participle of ingrain
ingrained
Ingrained habits and beliefs are difficult to change or remove. Morals tend to be deeply ingrained
ingrained
Being an element; present in the essence of a thing
ıngrain
{v} to die in the grain, or before manufacture
ingrained
{s} imprinted, firmly fixed, deeply rooted; dyed before being woven (of fiber)
ingrained
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need"
ingrained
Fixed, established
ingraining
present participle of ingrain
ingrains
third-person singular of ingrain
ingrain
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