ingrain
To dye with a fast or lasting colourTo dye with a fast or lasting colour.
» Replacing deeply ingrained habits is not easy.
Tief verwurzelte Gewohnheiten sind nicht leicht auszureißen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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2 senses(transitive)To dye with a fast or lasting colour.
(figuratively, transitive)To make (something) deeply part of something else.
The dirt was deeply ingrained in the carpet.
The lessons I learned at school were firmly ingrained in my mind.
укореня́тьukorenjátʹ
- thoroughly work in
- produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
Examples
7 sentencesReplacing deeply ingrained habits is not easy.
deTief verwurzelte Gewohnheiten sind nicht leicht auszureißen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
This experience has been ingrained in my mind.
Miroslav's cursing has become so ingrained in his speech that it often happens subconsciously, without him even realizing it.
To what extent is Halloween ingrained into Australian culture?
In Algeria, Islam is deeply ingrained into everyday life.
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English engreynen, from the French phrase en grain; reinforced by thInherited from Middle English engreynen, from the French phrase en grain; reinforced by the phrase (dyed) in grain. See grain.
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Forms
ingrains, ingraining, ingrained, ingrainedSynonyms
7 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.