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View usage for: ingrain in British English or engrain verb (ɪnˈɡreɪn) (transitive)1. to impress deeply on the mind or nature; instil 2. archaic to dye into the fibre of (a fabric) adjective (ˈɪnˌɡreɪn)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 noun (ˈɪnˌɡreɪn)5. a. a carpet made from ingrained yarn Word origin C18: from the phrase dyed in grain dyed with kermes through the fibre ingrain in American English (ɪnˈgreɪn; ˈɪnˌgreɪn; for adj. ˈɪnˈgreɪn; for n. ˈɪnˌgreɪn) verb transitive1. to dye in the fiber before manufacture 2. to work into the fiber; infuse deeply chiefly in a figurative sense, and in the past participle adjective3. dyed in the fiber, before manufacture; thoroughly dyed 4. made of fiber or yarn dyed before weaving said of rugs, carpeting, etc. noun6. yarn, fiber, carpeting, etc. dyed before manufacture Examples of 'ingrain' in a sentenceingrain Synonyms of 'ingrain'fix, root, impress, implant More Synonyms of ingrain Word lists withingrain carpet Synonyms root impress imbue sow the seeds Additional synonymsDefinition to fix firmly in a surrounding solid mass The fossils are embedded in hard sandstone. Synonyms fix, set, plant, root, sink, lodge, insert, implant, drive in, dig in, hammer in, ram in Definition to fix or establish firmly This policy is likely to entrench existing divisions. Synonyms fix, set, establish, plant, seat, settle, root, install, lodge, anchor, implant, embed, dig in, ensconce, ingrainDefinition to plant or embed Doctors implanted an artificial heart into the 46-year-old man. Synonyms insert, place, plant, fix, root, sow, graft, embed, ingraft - ingenuous
- ingenuousness
- inglorious
- ingrain
- ingrained
- ingratiate
- ingratiate yourself with someone
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