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engrain
en·grain E0148400 (ĕn-grān′)tr.v. en·grained, en·grain·ing, en·grains To ingrain. [Middle English engreinen, to dye with cochineal or kermes, from Old French engrainer : en-, causative pref.; see en-1 + graine, grain; see grain.]engrain (ɪnˈɡreɪn) vb a variant spelling of ingrainin•grain (v. ɪnˈgreɪn; adj., n. ˈɪnˌgreɪn) v.t. 1. to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind. adj. 2. ingrained; firmly fixed. 3. (of fiber or yarn) dyed in a raw state, before being woven or knitted. 4. made of fiber or yarn so dyed: ingrain fabric. n. 5. yarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture. Also, engrain (for defs. 1,2). [1760–70; orig. phrase (dyed) in grain] engrain Past participle: engrained Gerund: engraining
Present |
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I engrain | you engrain | he/she/it engrains | we engrain | you engrain | they engrain |
Preterite |
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I engrained | you engrained | he/she/it engrained | we engrained | you engrained | they engrained |
Present Continuous |
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I am engraining | you are engraining | he/she/it is engraining | we are engraining | you are engraining | they are engraining |
Present Perfect |
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I have engrained | you have engrained | he/she/it has engrained | we have engrained | you have engrained | they have engrained |
Past Continuous |
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I was engraining | you were engraining | he/she/it was engraining | we were engraining | you were engraining | they were engraining |
Past Perfect |
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I had engrained | you had engrained | he/she/it had engrained | we had engrained | you had engrained | they had engrained |
Future |
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I will engrain | you will engrain | he/she/it will engrain | we will engrain | you will engrain | they will engrain |
Future Perfect |
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I will have engrained | you will have engrained | he/she/it will have engrained | we will have engrained | you will have engrained | they will have engrained |
Future Continuous |
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I will be engraining | you will be engraining | he/she/it will be engraining | we will be engraining | you will be engraining | they will be engraining |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been engraining | you have been engraining | he/she/it has been engraining | we have been engraining | you have been engraining | they have been engraining |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been engraining | you will have been engraining | he/she/it will have been engraining | we will have been engraining | you will have been engraining | they will have been engraining |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been engraining | you had been engraining | he/she/it had been engraining | we had been engraining | you had been engraining | they had been engraining |
Conditional |
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I would engrain | you would engrain | he/she/it would engrain | we would engrain | you would engrain | they would engrain |
Past Conditional |
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I would have engrained | you would have engrained | he/she/it would have engrained | we would have engrained | you would have engrained | they would have engrained | ThesaurusSeeingrain |