adj. Being an element; present in the essence of a thing
adj. Fixed, established
v. Simple past tense and past participle of ingrain.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
adj. (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
Word Usage
"So firmly ingrained is the combat mentality that neither party believes the opposing candidate is capable of "winning" the election — only that its own candidate or campaign is capable of losing it."