ingrain

1 of 3

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

2 of 3

adjective

in·grain ˈin-ˌgrān How to pronounce ingrain (audio)

: made of fiber that is dyed before being spun into yarn

: made of yarn that is dyed before being woven or knitted

: thoroughly worked in : innate

ingrain

3 of 3

noun

in·grain ˈin-ˌgrān How to pronounce ingrain (audio)

: innate quality or character

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

ingrain 1 of 2

verb

variants also engrain

as in to inculcate

to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

inculcate
infuse
imbue
inoculate
suffuse
fill
endue
invest
instill
charge
indue
steep
invigorate
enliven
animate
saturate
permeate
plant
pervade
leaven
impregnate
implant
inundate
flood
overwhelm
submerge
drown
deluge

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

deprive
eliminate
remove
divest
clear
strip
take (away)
empty

as in to etch

to produce a vivid impression of the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory

Synonyms & Similar Words

etch
engrave
brand
impress
imprint
instill
inculcate
infuse
imbue
infix
stamp
fix
set
implant
enroot

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

erase
obliterate
expunge
blot out

as in to entrench

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter tried to ingrain traditional values in their children

Synonyms & Similar Words

entrench
root
establish
embed
instill
impact
imbed
put
bed
implant
lodge
intrench
infuse
imbue
place
fix
enroot
stick
beat (into)
drive (into)
settle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

dislodge
eliminate
eradicate
uproot
expel
remove
detach
eject
disengage
root (out)
disconnect

ingrain

2 of 2

adjective

as in inherent

being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing an ingrain skepticism that saves him from falling for every hoax that comes along

Synonyms & Similar Words

inherent
intrinsic
integral
essential
ingrained
engrained
hereditary
innate
constitutional
natural
indigenous
inner
native
inborn
inbred
hardwired
constitutive
inherited
fundamental
basic
immanent
elemental
congenital
distinctive
built-in
characteristic
internal
in one's blood
peculiar
inmost
interior
deep-rooted
habitual
typical
normal
regular
inveterate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

foreign
extrinsic
adventitious
extraneous
alien
incidental
surface
accidental
superficial
acquired
adscititious
external
coincidental
exterior

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of ingrain are imbue, infuse, inoculate, leaven, and suffuse. While all these words mean "to introduce one thing into another so as to affect it throughout," ingrain, used only in the passive or past participle, suggests the deep implanting of a quality or trait.

clung to ingrained habits

The words imbue and ingrain are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, imbue implies the introduction of a quality that fills and permeates the whole being.

imbue students with intellectual curiosity

While the synonyms infuse and ingrain are close in meaning, infuse implies a pouring in of something that gives new life or significance.

new members infused enthusiasm into the club

In some situations, the words inoculate and ingrain are roughly equivalent. However, inoculate implies an imbuing or implanting with a germinal idea and often suggests stealth or subtlety.

an electorate inoculated with dangerous ideas

Although the words leaven and ingrain have much in common, leaven implies introducing something that enlivens, tempers, or markedly alters the total quality.

a serious play leavened with comic moments

The synonyms suffuse and ingrain are sometimes interchangeable, but suffuse implies a spreading through of something that gives an unusual color or quality.

a room suffused with light

单词	ingrain
释义	ingrain 1 of 3 verb in·grain (ˌ)in-ˈgrān 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 2 of 3 adjective in·grain ˈin-ˌgrān 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 3 of 3 noun in·grain ˈin-ˌgrān : innate quality or character Synonyms Verb endue indue imbue inculcate infuse inoculate invest steep suffuse Adjective built-in constitutional constitutive essential hardwired immanent inborn inbred indigenous ingrained engrained inherent innate integral intrinsic native natural See all Synonyms & Antonyms 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 ingrain 1 of 2 verb variants also engrain 1 as in to inculcate to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance inculcate infuse imbue inoculate suffuse fill endue invest instill charge indue steep invigorate enliven animate saturate permeate plant pervade leaven impregnate implant inundate flood overwhelm submerge drown deluge Antonyms & Near Antonyms deprive eliminate remove divest clear strip take (away) empty See More 2 as in to etch to produce a vivid impression of the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory Synonyms & Similar Words etch engrave brand impress imprint instill inculcate infuse imbue infix stamp fix set implant enroot Antonyms & Near Antonyms erase obliterate expunge blot out 3 as in to entrench to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter tried to ingrain traditional values in their children Synonyms & Similar Words entrench root establish embed instill impact imbed put bed implant lodge intrench infuse imbue place fix enroot stick beat (into) drive (into) settle Antonyms & Near Antonyms dislodge eliminate eradicate uproot expel remove detach eject disengage root (out) disconnect See More ingrain 2 of 2 adjective as in inherent being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing an ingrain skepticism that saves him from falling for every hoax that comes along Synonyms & Similar Words inherent intrinsic integral essential ingrained engrained hereditary innate constitutional natural indigenous inner native inborn inbred hardwired constitutive inherited fundamental basic immanent elemental congenital distinctive built-in characteristic internal in one's blood peculiar inmost interior deep-rooted habitual typical normal regular inveterate Antonyms & Near Antonyms foreign extrinsic adventitious extraneous alien incidental surface accidental superficial acquired adscititious external coincidental exterior See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of ingrain are imbue, infuse, inoculate, leaven, and suffuse. While all these words mean "to introduce one thing into another so as to affect it throughout," ingrain, used only in the passive or past participle, suggests the deep implanting of a quality or trait. clung to ingrained habits The words imbue and ingrain are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, imbue implies the introduction of a quality that fills and permeates the whole being. imbue students with intellectual curiosity While the synonyms infuse and ingrain are close in meaning, infuse implies a pouring in of something that gives new life or significance. new members infused enthusiasm into the club In some situations, the words inoculate and ingrain are roughly equivalent. However, inoculate implies an imbuing or implanting with a germinal idea and often suggests stealth or subtlety. an electorate inoculated with dangerous ideas Although the words leaven and ingrain have much in common, leaven implies introducing something that enlivens, tempers, or markedly alters the total quality. a serious play leavened with comic moments The synonyms suffuse and ingrain are sometimes interchangeable, but suffuse implies a spreading through of something that gives an unusual color or quality. a room suffused with light
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