engrain

Other spellings

• ingrain

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪŋˈɡreɪn/

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Verb

Plain form engrain

Third-person singular engrains

Past tense engrained

Past participle engrained

Present participle engraining

1. (transitive) (figurative) If you engrain a habit, or attitude in someone, you make it deeply part of something else.