1.
[syn: inculcation, ingraining, instilling]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Ingrain \In"grain`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingrained; p. pr. &
vb. n. Ingraining.] [Written also engrain.]
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1. To dye with or in grain or kermes.
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2. To dye in the grain, or before manufacture.
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3. To work into the natural texture or into the mental or
moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to
infix deeply.
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Our fields ingrained with blood. --Daniel.
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Cruelty and jealousy seem to be ingrained in a man
who has these vices at all. --Helps.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
ingraining \ingraining\ n.
teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction
or repetition.
Syn: inculcation, instilling.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
ingraining
n 1: teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent
instruction or repetition [syn: inculcation,
ingraining, instilling]