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ingrain

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1. ingrain - Noun

2. ingrain - Adjective

3. ingrain - Verb

Meaning

Dyed before manufacture, -- said of the material of a textile fabric; hence, in general, thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance.

An ingrain fabric, as a carpet.

To dye with or in grain or kermes.

To dye in the grain, or before manufacture.

To work into the natural texture or into the mental or moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to infix deeply.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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His hands were grained with dirt Source: Internet

Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us Source: Internet

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