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to ingrain
01
to set a particular habit, belief, attitude, etc. in someone in a lasting manner
Ditransitive: to ingrain a habit or belief in sb
Examples
Parents often aim to ingrain the value of honesty in their children from an early age.
02
to deeply embed or engrave something into the natural texture or fabric of something else
Transitive: to ingrain a fabric or material with sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
ingrain
3rd person singular
ingrains
Present participle
ingraining
Past simple
ingrained
Past participle
ingrained
Examples
The artisan ingrained the fabric with a rich crimson dye.
ingrain
01
(of a textile) made from fibers or threads that are dyed in different colors before being woven or knitted
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
ungradable
Examples
The sofa was upholstered in ingrain fabric for a vibrant, long-lasting pattern.
Ingrain
01
a habit or quality that is firmly established and naturally part of a person or thing
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
ingrains
Examples
Honesty was an ingrain in her character.
Lexical Tree
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