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ingrained

[ in-greynd, in-greynd ]

adjective

  1. firmly fixed; deep-rooted; inveterate:

    ingrained superstition.

  2. wrought into or through the grain or fiber.


ingrained

/ ɪnˈɡreɪnd; ɪnˈɡreɪnɪdlɪ /

adjective

  1. deeply impressed or instilled

    his fears are deeply ingrained

  2. prenominal complete or inveterate; utter

    an ingrained fool

  3. (esp of dirt) worked into or through the fibre, grain, pores, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ingrainedly, adverb
  • ˈԱԱ, noun
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Other Word Forms

  • ··· [in-, grey, -nid-lee, -, greynd, -], adverb
  • ·Ļ·Ա noun
  • ܲi·Ա adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ingrained1

First recorded in 1590–1600; ingrain + -ed 2
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Example Sentences

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Research demonstrating the negative health impacts of messing too much with our bodies' ingrained expectations about light and darkness has accumulated over decades.

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Perhaps the French gatekeepers had in mind their own storied history of obsessives-turned-filmmakers like François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard and took a shine to the deeply ingrained movie-ness of it all.

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I was very privileged as well to have that ingrained into me very young.

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That tells you just how ingrained Trump is in the American psyche and how hard it is to take the microphone from his gnarled little hands.

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It’s so ingrained in the public psyche — everyone is always talking about “I’m going down the rabbit hole” or “red pill, blue pill.”

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