Ingrain - English meaning

Ingrain – definitions in English dictionary

verb
Firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person.
Usage examples:
They trivialize the struggle and further ingrain the long-standing attitudes
Synonims:
Entrench Establish Fix Inculcate Instil Implant Root Drive home Hammer home Drill into Drive into Din into

adjective
(of a textile) composed of fibres which have been dyed different colours before being woven.
Usage examples:
Aniline black for cotton was the first ingrain color, or dye developed directly on the fiber.

Ingrain translation into English

Ingrain: translate from English into Chinese

根深蒂固, 使 ... 发生

Ingrain: translate from English into Dutch

Ingeworteld, Chronisch

Ingrain: translate from English into French

Enraciné, Invétérer, Planter, Boire

Ingrain: translate from English into German

Eingewachsen

Ingrain: translate from English into Hindi

जड़ पकड़ लिया, जमा हुआ, जड़ जमा हुआ, वोरना, चित्त में बैठा देना, जड़ पकड़ा हुआ, आरोपित हुआ, बद्धमूल हुआ, गहराई तक पहुंचा हुआ, पक्का रंग रंगना, डुबोना

Ingrain: translate from English into Italian

Radicato

Ingrain: translate from English into Korean

인그레인, 실에 물들인, 섬유에 물들인

Ingrain: translate from English into Russian

Укорениться, Заваривать, Укоренившийся, Вливать, Внушать, Вселять, Закоренелый, Окрашенный в пряже, Окрашенный в волокне, Врожденный, Прочно укоренившийся, Застарелый, Проникающий, Присущее кому-л. свойство

Ingrain: translate from English into Spanish

Arraigar, Arraigado, Infundir, Teñir en rama, Preparar, Arraigante

Word origin

late Middle English (originally as engrain in the sense ‘dye with cochineal or in fast colours’): from en-1, in-2 (as an intensifier) + the verb grain. The adjective is from in grain ‘fast-dy

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Ingrain – similar words

ingraining

verb
Firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person.
Usage examples:
They trivialize the struggle and further ingrain the long-standing attitudes

adjective
(of a textile) composed of fibres which have been dyed different colours before being woven.
Usage examples:
Aniline black for cotton was the first ingrain color, or dye developed directly on the fiber.

verb
To establish something such as a belief so firmly that it is not likely to change
Usage examples:
We want to ingrain good financial habits in people.

Ingraining - all meanings in English

ingrained

adjective
(of a habit, belief, or attitude) firmly fixed or established; difficult to change.
Usage examples:
His deeply ingrained catholic convictions

verb
Firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person.
Usage examples:
They trivialize the struggle and further ingrain the long-standing attitudes

adjective
(of beliefs, attitudes, or habits) so established that they are difficult to change
Usage examples:
Saying “thank you” became such a deeply ingrained habit that he never forgot to do it.

Ingrained - all meanings in English

Ingrain synonims

drill into

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.

Drill into - all meanings in English

entrench

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…

Entrench - all meanings in English

establish

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…

Establish - all meanings in English

fix

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

Fix - all meanings in English

implant

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…

Implant - all meanings in English

inculcate

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.

Inculcate - all meanings in English

instil

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.

Instil - all meanings in English

root

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

Root - all meanings in English

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