ingraining

verb

variants also engraining
present participle of ingrain
1
as in suffusing
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession

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2
as in etching
to produce a vivid impression of the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory

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3
as in rooting
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter tried to ingrain traditional values in their children

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Recent Examples of ingraining While Heritage maintains that there was not a financial aspect to the agreement, the two organizations have held multiple events together since, further ingraining Orban’s brand of nationalism into the American conservative psyche. — Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingraining
  1. suffusing
  2. etching
  3. rooting
  4. infusing
  5. engraving
  6. embedding
  7. inoculating
  8. lodging
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  • After suffusing some of this lunar simulant with helium-3, Interlune will use those samples to test its extraction methods.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
  • And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Definition of suffusing
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  • Each stone’s etching is intricately carved on the reverse side.
    — Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Those discoveries would inform his only etching that did not draw on a prior painting, Fly Fishing, Saranac Lake, (1889).
    — Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of etching
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  • Propagate catmint in late spring or early summer by cutting 3- to 4-inch-long stems, removing the lower leaves, and dipping the stems in rooting hormone.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 July 2026
  • Naturally, Orr grew up rooting against Kansas whenever the schools met and was much maligned by his peers for it.
    — Latif Love July 16, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2026
Definition of rooting
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  • Tonic Security aims to reimagine exposure management by infusing meaningful context into an agentic framework, helping organizations prioritize and remediate critical vulnerabilities.
    — Will Townsend, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • But their path to the majority also depends on holding onto the seat in Michigan — infusing the choice voters make in Tuesday's primary with national implications.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of infusing
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  • Carolina Hurricanes owner Tom Dundon has sparked controversy by engraving the names of his wife and five children on the Stanley Cup.
    — Eric Macramalla, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • In another text, Robinson alluded to engraving messages on bullets.
    — Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 9 July 2026
Definition of engraving
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  • At the same time, leaders report role transformation at twice the rate employees experience it, pointing to steady progress embedding AI into operations, yet just 17% of employees say AI is part of their daily work.
    — Neil Dhar, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Rodrigo actively participated in the design, embedding Easter eggs like handwritten notes, symbolic flowers and nods to her Filipino heritage.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of embedding
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  • Soldiers were self-inoculating without quarantine—which led to rampant rates of infection.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Louvered windows are opened to allow outside air in, cooling the wort and inoculating it with microbes that will magically start fermentation.
    — Don Tse, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of inoculating
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  • Experiences may eventually become a larger part of the platform, but Hachey emphasized that the next year will be focused on lodging execution.
    — Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • But a multi-family residential condo needs a Certificate of Use from the city for lodging rentals of less than 30 days.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 25 July 2026
Definition of lodging

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“Ingraining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingraining. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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