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ingrain
[in-greyn, in-greyn]
verb (used with object)
to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind.
Synonyms: , ,
adjective
ingrained; firmly fixed.
(of fiber or yarn) dyed in a raw state, before being woven or knitted.
made of fiber or yarn so dyed.
ingrain fabric.
(of carpets) made of ingrain yarn and so woven as to show a different pattern on each side; reversible.
noun
yarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture.
an ingrain carpet.
ingrain
verb
to impress deeply on the mind or nature; instil
archaicto dye into the fibre of (a fabric)
adjective
variants of ingrained
(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
a carpet made from ingrained yarn
such yarn
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ingrain1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of ingrain1
Example Sentences
But the beat has become so ingrained in their lives that they’ll never forsake it altogether.
Chilcot criticised the emergence of an "ingrained belief" within senior levels of the UK policy community over the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
The elephant in the room — so fundamentally accepted that it largely goes unmentioned — is the deeply ingrained culture of violence in the United States.
“It’s definitely one of those things that’s ingrained in my brain forever.”
Marriage has been ingrained in me since I could form memories.
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