ingrain
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transitive verb \(ˌ)in-ˈgrān\Definition of INGRAIN
: to work indelibly into the natural texture or mental or moral constitution
Variants of INGRAIN
in·grain also en·grain \(ˌ)in-ˈgrān\
Examples of INGRAIN
- <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>
First Known Use of INGRAIN
circa 1641
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Rhymes with INGRAIN
abstain, again, air lane, airplane, amain, arcane, arraign, attain, Bahrain, Bassein, Beltane, biplane, birdbrain, block plane, bloodstain, boat train, brain drain, bugbane, campaign, champagne, champaign, Champlain, checkrein, chicane, chilblain, choke chain, chow mein, cinquain, cocaine, Cockaigne, Coltrane, coxswain, complain, constrain, contain, cordwain, cowbane, crackbrain, demesne, deplane, destain, detain, detrain, devein, disdain, distain, distrain, dogbane, domain, drivetrain, dumb cane, edge-grain, Elaine, enchain, enplane, entrain, ethane, explain, eyestrain, fast lane, fleabane, floatplane, floodplain, food chain, forebrain, Fort Wayne, Gawain, germane, Great Dane, grosgrain, half plane, henbane, hindbrain, house-train, humane, Hussein, Igraine, immane, inane, insane, jack plane, lamebrain, left brain, lightplane, lo mein, long-chain, Lorraine, maintain, marchpane, membrane, methane, midbrain, migraine, Montaigne, montane, moraine, mortmain, Moulmein, mundane, neck-rein, New Spain, obtain, octane, ordain, pertain, plain-Jane, profane, propane, ptomaine, purslane, quatrain, raise Cain, refrain, remain, restrain, retain, retrain, right brain, romaine, sailplane, sea-lane, seaplane, seatrain, split-brain, sustain, tailplane, tearstain, terrane, Touraine, towplane, triplane, Ukraine, unchain, urbane, vervain, vicereine, villein, volplane, warplane, wave train, wolfsbane
2in·grain
adjective \ˈin-ˌgrān\Definition of INGRAIN
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
Examples of INGRAIN
- <an ingrain skepticism that saves him from falling for every hoax that comes along>
First Known Use of INGRAIN
1766
Related to INGRAIN
- Synonyms
- built-in, constitutional, constitutive, essential, hardwired, immanent, inborn, inbred, indigenous, inherent, ingrained (also engrained), innate, integral, intrinsic, native, natural
- Antonyms
- adventitious, extraneous, extrinsic
3in·grain
noun \ˈin-ˌgrān\Definition of INGRAIN
: innate quality or character
First Known Use of INGRAIN
1899
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