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Vinony

ingrain

verb

  1. etch, impress or mark
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɪŋˈɡɹeɪn/

adj

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English engreynen, from the French phrase en grain; reinforced by the phrase (dyed) in grain. See grain.

  1. Dyed with grain, or kermes.
  2. Dyed before manufacture; said of the material of a textile fabric.
  3. Thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance.

    “When were such changes ever made in men's natural relations to one another: when was such reconcilement of ingrain differences ever effected!”

noun

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English engreynen, from the French phrase en grain; reinforced by the phrase (dyed) in grain. See grain.

  1. An ingrain fabric, such as a carpet.

verb

Etymology: Inherited from Middle English engreynen, from the French phrase en grain; reinforced by the phrase (dyed) in grain. See grain.

  1. To dye with a fast or lasting colour.
  2. To make (something) deeply part of something else.

    “The dirt was deeply ingrained in the carpet.”

    “The lessons I learned at school were firmly ingrained in my mind.”