Engraining - English meaning

phrasal verb

Repeat something regularly in order to make someone learn or remember it.

Usage examples:

His mother had drilled into him the need to pay for one's sins

phrasal verb

To tell something to someone again and again until the person knows it

Usage examples:

This attention to detail is drilled into the top managers.

verb

Establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.

Usage examples:

Ageism is entrenched in our society

verb

To establish something firmly so that it cannot be changed

Usage examples:

This bold and comprehensive programme aims to restore growth, entrench low inflation, and reduce th…

verb

Set up on a firm or permanent basis.

Usage examples:

The scheme was established in 1975

verb

Set up or found

verb

To start something that will last for a long time, or to create or set something in a particular way

Usage examples:

He helped to establish the university of california at berkeley., once we establish the price, we c…

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

noun

A difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament.

Usage examples:

How on earth did you get into such a fix?

verb

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

verb

Insert or fix (tissue or an artificial object) in a person's body, especially by surgery.

Usage examples:

Electrodes had been implanted in his brain

noun

A thing implanted in something else, especially a piece of tissue, prosthetic device, or other object implanted in the body.

Usage examples:

A silicone breast implant

verb

To put an organ, group of cells, or device into the body in a medical operation

Usage examples:

He had a new heart valve implanted., fig. women's basketball must find a way to implant itself into…

verb

Instil (an idea, attitude, or habit) by persistent instruction.

Usage examples:

I tried to inculcate in my pupils an attitude of enquiry

verb

To cause someone to have particular beliefs or values by repeating them frequently

Usage examples:

The goal is to inculcate in students a tolerance for people of other religions and races.

verb

Gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude) in a person's mind.

Usage examples:

The standards her parents had instilled into her

verb

To put a feeling, idea, or principle gradually into someone's mind, so that it has a strong influence on the way that person thinks or behaves

Usage examples:

It is part of a teacher's job to instil confidence in/into his or her students.

noun

The part of a plant which attaches it to the ground or to a support, typically underground, conveying water and nourishment to the rest of the plant via numerous branches and fibres.

Usage examples:

Cacti have deep and spreading roots

verb

Cause (a plant or cutting) to grow roots.

Usage examples:

Root your own cuttings from stock plants

noun

An act of rooting.

Usage examples:

I had a root through the open drawers