ingrained

in·grained | \ ˈin-ˌgrānd

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, (ˌ)in-ˈgrānd

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variants: or less commonly engrained \ (ˌ)in-ˈgrānd

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Definition of ingrained

1 : forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated ingrained prejudice

2 : worked into the grain or fiber

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These attitudes are very deeply ingrained in the culture. her deeply ingrained distrust of all authority

Recent Examples on the Web These stories are as ingrained in African American culture as deeply as the historical narratives of slaves and sharecroppers. — al, "Will the Tuskegee Syphilis Study keep Blacks from taking COVID vaccine?," 14 Dec. 2020 Concerns that a shot was rushed out could undermine vaccination efforts in a country with deeply ingrained skepticism about vaccines. — Matthew Perrone, chicagotribune.com, "Trucks with first COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the US set to roll out of Pfizer manufacturing plant in Michigan," 13 Dec. 2020 Concerns that a shot was rushed out could undermine vaccination efforts in a country with deeply ingrained skepticism about vaccines. — Anchorage Daily News, "COVID-19 vaccine shipments set in motion the biggest vaccination effort in American history," 13 Dec. 2020 Concerns that a shot was rushed out could undermine vaccination efforts in a country with deeply ingrained skepticism about vaccines. — CBS News, "COVID vaccine distribution underway as first trucks hit the road," 13 Dec. 2020 Concerns that a shot was rushed out could undermine vaccination efforts in a country with deeply ingrained skepticism about vaccines. — Matthew Perrone, chicagotribune.com, "Trucks with first COVID-19 vaccine for widespread use in the US set to roll out of Pfizer manufacturing plant in Michigan," 13 Dec. 2020 Concerns that a shot was rushed out could undermine vaccination efforts in a country with deeply ingrained skepticism about vaccines. — Anchorage Daily News, "COVID-19 vaccine shipments set in motion the biggest vaccination effort in American history," 13 Dec. 2020 Concerns that a shot was rushed out could undermine vaccination efforts in a country with deeply ingrained skepticism about vaccines. — CBS News, "COVID vaccine distribution underway as first trucks hit the road," 13 Dec. 2020 Concerns that a shot was rushed out could undermine vaccination efforts in a country with deeply ingrained skepticism about vaccines. — Arkansas Online, "U.S. says covid-19 vaccine to start arriving in states Monday," 12 Dec. 2020

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“Ingrained.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ingrained. Accessed 28 Jan. 2021.

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