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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 meanings

verb

  1. To dye with a fast or lasting colour.

  2. 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.”

  3. Thoroughly work in

    “His hands were grained with dirt”

    Similar: grain
  4. Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

    “Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us”

    Similar: impress, instill

adjective

  1. Dyed with grain, or kermes.

  2. Dyed before manufacture; said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance.

noun

  1. An ingrain fabric, such as a carpet.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

verb: thoroughly work in
verb: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

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