Sekirov Dictionary

ingrain

/ɪŋˈɡɹeɪn/

adjective 3
verb 2
noun 1
forms 3

adjective3

Dyed with grain, or kermes.
Dyed before manufacture; said of the material of a textile fabric.
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(figurative) 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! — 1855

verb2

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(figurative) 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.
To dye with a fast or lasting colour.

noun1

An ingrain fabric, such as a carpet.

forms

ingrained · ingraining · ingrains

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