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[ verb in-greyn; adjective, noun in-greyn ] / verb ɪnˈgreɪn; adjective, noun ˈɪnˌgreɪn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR ingrain ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind. adjectiveingrained; 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. nounyarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture. an ingrain carpet. Also en·grain [en-greyn] /ɛnˈgreɪn/ (for defs. 1, 2) . Origin of ingrainFirst recorded in 1760–70; originally phrase (dyed) in grain (i.e., with kermes) SYNONYMS FOR ingrain1 infuse, inculcate, imbue. SEE SYNONYMS FOR ingrain ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby ingrainin good stead, in good time, ingot, ingot iron, ingraft, ingrain, ingrained, Ingram, ingrate, ingratiate, ingratiating Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for ingrainBars and restaurants are ingrained in our national culture and history. Bar Rescue: Pandemic Edition|jakemeth|September 15, 2020|Fortune Also, the idea of skincare as self-care has now been ingrained into our minds. The Gen Z founders of a boutique skincare brand tackling chronic skin conditions and stigma|Rachel King|September 13, 2020|Fortune They are deeply interconnected with the economic and financial systems and ingrained in societies. To fight systemic racism, the investment industry needs to look at its whiteness first|jakemeth|September 10, 2020|Fortune SEO needs to be ingrained throughout every aspect of the business right now, from the very initial planning stages of any project or initiative. Five SEO content types to power and grow your business through 2020|Jim Yu|June 17, 2020|Search Engine Watch
The door was ajar, and he stepped into a little hall covered with ingrain carpet. There was an ingrain carpet on the floor, green ivy leaves on a red ground, and clumsy, old-fashioned walnut furniture. Song of the Lark|Willa Cather Silks and moquette harmonize as well as calico and ingrain once did. The Secret of a Happy Home (1896)|Marion Harland They have an ingrain conviction that it is you who are wrong, not them. The Seven Curses of London|James Greenwood Aunt Maria can't conceive of anybody's being happy that has to begin life with an ingrain carpet on the floor. My Wife and I|Harriet Beecher Stowe
British Dictionary definitions for ingrain
verb (ɪnˈɡreɪn) (tr)to impress deeply on the mind or nature; instil archaic to dye into the fibre of (a fabric) adjective (ˈɪnˌɡreɪn)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 (ˈɪnˌɡreɪn)- a carpet made from ingrained yarn
- such yarn
Word Origin for ingrainC18: from the phrase dyed in grain dyed with kermes through the fibre Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to ingraininstill, fix, teach, implant |