Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
- transitive v. 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).
- transitive v. Archaic To dye or stain into the fiber of.
- adj. Deep-seated; ingrained.
- adj. Made of predyed fibers; thoroughly dyed: ingrain yarn.
- adj. Made of fiber or yarn dyed before weaving. Used especially of rugs.
- n. Yarn or fiber dyed before manufacture.
- n. An ingrain rug or carpet.
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- v. To make something deeply part of something else, either literally or figuratively.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. of a fast color; deeply seated; fixed; innate; genuine.
- adj. Dyed with grain, or kermes.
- adj. Dyed before manufacture, -- said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance.
- n. An ingrain fabric, as a carpet.
- transitive v. To dye with or in grain or kermes.
- transitive v. To dye in the grain, or before manufacture.
- transitive v. To work into the natural texture or into the mental or moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to infix deeply.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- To dye with grain or the scarlet dye produced by the kermes-insect; hence, from the permanence and excellence of this dye, to dye in any deep, permanent, or enduring color.
- To dye in the grain or raw material before manufacture.
- Hence To work into the natural texture; imbue thoroughly; impregnate the whole substance or nature of, as the mind.
- To lay on, as color.
- Synonyms Ingrained, Inbred, Inborn, etc. See inherent.
- Dyed with grain or kermes. See grain, 11.
- Dyed in the yarn or thread before manufacture: said of a textile fabric.
- Belonging to the fabric from the beginning; imparted to it in the thread or yarn: said of a color used in dyeing.
- n. A yarn or fabric dyed with fast colors before manufacture.
- n. A quarter of a chaldron of coals given in excess of the measure when the total exceeds 5 chaldrons.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- v. thoroughly work in
- v. produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
Etymologies
Examples
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Almost the best of modern inventions for inexpensive wall-coverings are found in what are called the ingrain papers.
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She did not loathe the shiny "quartered oak" dining-room pieces -- her father's venture in an opulent moment -- nor the dingy pine bedroom sets, nor even the worn "ingrain" carpets, as she did these precious relics of her grandmother's home.
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He's got to "ingrain" a different technique so that it's second nature and that can only come by consistently playing attacking tennis in all his matches.
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But I agree with what Boris Becker said in that Murray's got to make some technical changes to "ingrain" an attacking style of forehand as opposed to a more loopy defensive shot.
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Or it might just be that every new habit takes a bit of time to ingrain itself into our conscious.
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So as we understand it we have our own morals that we have tried to ingrain into society but a diety is getting the credit.
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One facet that wasn't a focus at the Festival is how to ingrain games more deeply within mainstream education.
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To more deeply ingrain confidence, you should expose yourself to as much adversity as possible in training.
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We all know that the best way to ingrain an enduring understanding of poetry is to have students not just read poems but to engage with them -- especially, to write them.
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We regularly establish routines and rituals that further ingrain the messages we want Catie and Gracie to get from us.
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sionnach commented on the word ingrain
More like a discombobulated gerund.
May 28, 2011
fbharjo commented on the word ingrain
rain degerunded?
May 27, 2011