ingrain

Other spellings

• engrain

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ɪŋˈɡreɪn/

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Verb

Plain form ingrain

Third-person singular ingrains

Past tense ingrained

Past participle ingrained

Present participle ingraining

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

Adjective

Positive ingrain

Comparative more ingrain

Superlative most ingrain

1. If a fabric is ingrain, it is made of fibres that have been dyed different colours before being woven together.