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to engraining

to engraining

7.3
To make an idea or habit stay in a person's mind
  • verb
  • /ɪnˈɡreɪnɪŋ/
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  • Parents play a key role in engraining values and manners in their children.

Examples

  • Repeated exposure is essential for engraining new vocabulary in language learners.

  • The coach believes in engraining discipline through daily routines and practice.

  • We are engraining positive habits.

  • He is engraining the importance of honesty.

  • Parents play a key role in engraining values and manners in their children.

  • The coach believes in engraining discipline through daily routines and practice.

  • Repeated exposure is essential for engraining new vocabulary in language learners.

Synonyms

to plant
vsto engraining
108 6.4

To put an idea or feeling into someone's mind so it stays there

focuses on firm fixing itself rather than the initial introduction act
to form
vsto engraining
80 3.9

To make an idea or habit become fixed in someone's mind

matches this firm establishing but without stressing method or duration
to instill
vsto engraining
  • US
71 4.8

To gradually make someone feel, believe, or value something

is about firm fixing rather than gradual development over time
to entrench
vsto engraining
45 6.7

To make an idea or belief so strong that it is hard to change

is about firm fixing but without stressing resistance to future change
to ingrain
vsto engraining
31 6.1

To make a habit or idea a strong lasting part of someone's life

is about firm fixing but not always lifelong depth
to implant
vsto engraining
16 5.7

Put a strong idea or belief into someone's mind

focuses on firm fixing generally rather than emphasizing depth alone
to imprint
vsto engraining
12 4.8

To fix an idea firmly in someone's mind so they remember it

means firm mental fixing but less about memory permanence specifically
to inculcate
vsto engraining
  • Formal
9 8.1

Teach someone a belief or habit by repeating it often

describes firm fixing but does not require instructional repetition

How Firm

to engraining
7.3
to instill
  • US
71 4.8
to teach
∞ 1.0
to encourage
∞ 2.3
to suggest
∞ 1.6

Surface Forms

engraining infinitive
engrained past
engrained past participle
engraining present participle
engrains third person singular

Morphology

engraining = engrain (semi-transparent) = en + grain + ing

The figurative meaning extends the image of dyeing something deeply, so the parts only partly predict the sense.

Etymology

Engraining (to fix an idea or habit) uses the same image as the dyeing sense: en- 'in' plus grain 'small part' or 'fibre'. So to engrain a habit is like putting a color deep into cloth — the idea is fixed inside a person and hard to remove.