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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition;
[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.] [1913 Webster] 1. To dye with or in grain or kermes. [1913 Webster] 2. To dye in the grain, or before manufacture. [1913 Webster] 3. To work into the natural texture or into the mental or moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to infix deeply. [1913 Webster] Our fields ingrained with blood. --Daniel. [1913 Webster] Cruelty and jealousy seem to be ingrained in a man who has these vices at all. --Helps. [1913 Webster]
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. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

ingraining n 1: teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition [syn: inculcation, ingraining, instilling]