ingrain
adjective
1. Dyed with grain, or kermes.
2. Dyed before manufacture; said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance.
noun
1. An ingrain fabric, such as a carpet.
verb
1. thoroughly work in
Similar word(s): grain
Definition categories: contact, penetrate, perforate
2. produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
- Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us
Similar word(s): impress, instill
Definition categories: cognition, affect, impress, move, strike
Sentences with ingrain as a verb:
- The dirt was deeply ingrained in the carpet.
- The lessons I learned at school were firmly ingrained in my mind.