ingraining

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetitionSynonyms: inculcationinstilling
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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]

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