INGRAINING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

ingraining

verb

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present participle of ingrain

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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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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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

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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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Regularly cleaning your glass shower doors is essential for maintaining their clarity and protecting them from permanent damage or etching.

— Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 10 July 2026
Oven cleaners are not safe for glass doors and can cause permanent damage like cloudiness or chemical etching.

— Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026

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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
The only teams with clear rooting interests are the ones with a lone representative, including the Golden State Valkyries, Seattle Storm and Toronto Tempo.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 15 July 2026

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Born and raised in Miami, Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli’s career has centered around the city’s culinary identity, most notably through infusing his own heritage—Argentine and Italian—in his dishes.

— Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
The Sagittarius moon coordinates with Saturn, infusing your goals with a stronger sense of purpose.

— USA TODAY, USA Today, 27 June 2026

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True progress means embedding these principles into all organizational functions, building trust as infrastructure, and continuing the work quietly, regardless of political shifts or public scrutiny.

— Sachin H. Jain, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
One of Tinic’s earliest moves when stepping into the CIO role was the creation of centralized data and AI teams, rather than embedding those resources into various infrastructure and application teams.

— John Kell, Fortune, 8 July 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

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Where to Stay There aren’t a ton of lodging options in Baileys Harbor, but the ones that do exist are all family-owned and independently operated.

— Kristine Hansen, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2026
Human trafficking prevention Senate Bill 570 requires certain lodging operators to provide human trafficking awareness training to employees.

— Christopher Harris, CBS News, 29 June 2026

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