Ingrain

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To fix deeply or indelibly, as in the mind: "A system that had been ingrained for generations could not be easily undone by change from the top” ( Doris Kearns Goodwin).
  • v. Archaic To dye or stain into the fiber of.
  • adj. Deep-seated; ingrained.
  • adj. Made of predyed fibers; thoroughly dyed: ingrain yarn.
  • adj. Made of fiber or yarn dyed before weaving. Used especially of rugs.
  • n. Yarn or fiber dyed before manufacture.
  • n. An ingrain rug or carpet.
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  • v. To make something deeply part of something else, either literally or figuratively.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. of a fast color; deeply seated; fixed; innate; genuine.
  • adj. Dyed with grain, or kermes.
  • adj. Dyed before manufacture, -- said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance.
  • n. An ingrain fabric, as a carpet.
  • v. To dye with or in grain or kermes.
  • v. To dye in the grain, or before manufacture.
  • v. To work into the natural texture or into the mental or moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to infix deeply.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To dye with grain or the scarlet dye produced by the kermes-insect; hence, from the permanence and excellence of this dye, to dye in any deep, permanent, or enduring color.
  • To dye in the grain or raw material before manufacture.
  • Hence To work into the natural texture; imbue thoroughly; impregnate the whole substance or nature of, as the mind.
  • To lay on, as color.
  • Synonyms Ingrained, Inbred, Inborn, etc. See inherent.
  • Dyed with grain or kermes. See grain, 11.
  • Dyed in the yarn or thread before manufacture: said of a textile fabric.
  • Belonging to the fabric from the beginning; imparted to it in the thread or yarn: said of a color used in dyeing.
  • n. A yarn or fabric dyed with fast colors before manufacture.
  • n. A quarter of a chaldron of coals given in excess of the measure when the total exceeds 5 chaldrons.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. thoroughly work in
  • v. produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
    • Verb Form
    ingrained    ingraining    ingrains   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    penetrate    perforate    strike    impress    affect   
    Cross Reference
    ingrain carpet   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    stain    saturate    imbue    Dy   
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