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ingrained
[in-greynd, in-greynd]
adjective
firmly fixed; deep-rooted; inveterate.
ingrained superstition.
wrought into or through the grain or fiber.
ingrained
/ ɪnˈɡreɪnd, ɪnˈɡreɪnɪdlɪ /
adjective
deeply impressed or instilled
his fears are deeply ingrained
(prenominal) complete or inveterate; utter
an ingrained fool
(esp of dirt) worked into or through the fibre, grain, pores, etc
Other Word Forms
- ingrainedly adverb
- ingrainedness noun
- uningrained adjective
- ˈԱԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of ingrained1
Example Sentences
But the beat has become so ingrained in their lives that they’ll never forsake it altogether.
Chilcot criticised the emergence of an "ingrained belief" within senior levels of the UK policy community over the existence of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
The elephant in the room — so fundamentally accepted that it largely goes unmentioned — is the deeply ingrained culture of violence in the United States.
“It’s definitely one of those things that’s ingrained in my brain forever.”
Marriage has been ingrained in me since I could form memories.
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