ingraining
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetitionSynonyms: inculcationinstilling
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
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]
ingraining \ingraining\ n. teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition.
Syn: inculcation, instilling. [WordNet 1.5]