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ingrain
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As a verb, ingrain means dye with a fast or lasting colour. As an adjective, it means dyed with grain, or kermes.
Meanings of ingrain
7 meaningsverb
To dye with a fast or lasting colour.
figurativelyTo make (something) deeply part of something else.
“The dirt was deeply ingrained in the carpet.”
“The lessons I learned at school were firmly ingrained in my mind.”
adjective
Dyed with grain, or kermes.
Dyed before manufacture; said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance.
noun
An ingrain fabric, such as a carpet.
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