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ingrain

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verb

in·​grain (ˌ)in-ˈgrān How to pronounce ingrain (audio)
variants or less commonly engrain
ingrained also engrained; ingraining also engraining; ingrains also engrains

transitive verb

: to work indelibly into the natural texture or mental or moral constitution

ingrain

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adjective

in·​grain ˈin-ˌgrān How to pronounce ingrain (audio)
1
a
: made of fiber that is dyed before being spun into yarn
b
: made of yarn that is dyed before being woven or knitted
2
: thoroughly worked in : innate

ingrain

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noun

in·​grain ˈin-ˌgrān How to pronounce ingrain (audio)
: innate quality or character

Synonyms

Verb

Adjective

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infuse, suffuse, imbue, ingrain, inoculate, leaven mean to introduce one thing into another so as to affect it throughout.

infuse implies a pouring in of something that gives new life or significance.

new members infused enthusiasm into the club

suffuse implies a spreading through of something that gives an unusual color or quality.

a room suffused with light

imbue implies the introduction of a quality that fills and permeates the whole being.

imbue students with intellectual curiosity

ingrain, used only in the passive or past participle, suggests the deep implanting of a quality or trait.

clung to ingrained habits

inoculate implies an imbuing or implanting with a germinal idea and often suggests stealth or subtlety.

an electorate inoculated with dangerous ideas

leaven implies introducing something that enlivens, tempers, or markedly alters the total quality.

a serious play leavened with comic moments

Example Sentences

Verb the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory Adjective an ingrain skepticism that saves him from falling for every hoax that comes along
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Or what if more firms leave the Protocol for Broker Recruiting, strengthen their employment contracts via provisions in sunset programs, or seek to further ingrain themselves in advisor’s businesses making portability more of a challenge? Mindy Diamond, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2022 Using a higher rep range with more unstable lifts helps ingrain good motor control. Outside Online, 13 Nov. 2019 Many high-income earners come from middle-class households that ingrain in them admirable middle-class values like hard work. Andrew Lanoie, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021 Baking in culture in this way can ingrain these central values within all employees, ensuring culture is sustainable long term. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 16 Sep. 2021 Mindfulness training may encompass things like meditation and positive thinking exercises to ingrain these habits in workers. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 26 May 2021 So cultivating personal leadership skills and gravitas is simply a matter of repeatedly putting in the committed work and effort needed to ingrain these traits into your way of being. Jon Michail, Forbes, 10 May 2021 But the proud mama strives to ingrain meaningful values into her daughter. Darlene Aderoju, PEOPLE.com, 5 Apr. 2021 The most customer-centric leaders set the example to ingrain a customer focus into the culture and make customers central to every decision the company makes. Blake Morgan, Forbes, 5 Apr. 2021
Noun
From their first five-mile hike to joining a weekend campout, outdoor adventures ingrain skills into our Scouts that are applicable in the real world. Dallas News, 12 Oct. 2020 Such moments are part of what ingrain Disney movies in us, says Favreau, noting that the family-friendly films are often a child’s first lesson in how to navigate life's bigger turns: love, death and personal ethics. Andrea Mandell, USA TODAY, 10 July 2019 Police forces actually only hire candidates that fall below a certain IQ level, and ingrain in their officers to simply take orders from the chiefs and mayor's. Joseph A. Gambardello, Philly.com, 27 Feb. 2018 See More

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1641, in the meaning defined above

Adjective

1766, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun

1899, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of ingrain was circa 1641

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