ingrain

Meaning

Verb

1. (transitive) To dye with a fast or lasting colour.
2. (figuratively, transitive) To make (something) deeply part of something else.

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Dyed with grain, or kermes.
2. (not-comparable) Dyed before manufacture; said of the material of a textile fabric.
3. (broadly, figuratively, not-comparable) Thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance.

Noun

An ingrain fabric, such as a carpet.

Synonyms

instill

impress

grain

engrave

graft

imbue

immerse

impregnate

indoctrinate

ineradicable

ingrained

innate

inoculate

inscribe

rooted

soak

vaccinate

embed

deeply infused

engraft

engrain

Translations

inculcar

inculcar na cabeça

arraigar

eingießen

εμβολιάζω

εμβάπτω

εμποτίζω

εντυπώνω

grain

inprenten

impressionar

impresionar

incrustar

marcar

dokunmadan boyamak

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪŋˈɡɹeɪn/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: engreynen

In summary

Inherited from Middle English engreynen, from the French phrase en grain; reinforced by the phrase (dyed) in grain. See grain.