to ingrain
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7.2
- verb
- /ɪnˈɡreɪn/
:
incrustar
- Well, I think right now repetition can ingrain a physical habit.
- deeply ingrained
Examples
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But it did also ingrain the obsession into my brain and nervous system.
Blog text (2) -
Usually a measure or two of rests, depending on tempo, will be sufficient to ingrain in the student a proper procedure for accurate tuning.
Academic text (1993) -
We are taught that hypervigilance mixed with ingrained safety training and teamwork is the only thing that will keep you alive.
Blog text (15) -
Long before the current accountability movement, however, continuous improvement was ingrained in American education as schools attempted to bring a richer curriculum and more effective instruction to more and more of the diverse population of America.
Academic text (2015) -
Repetition can help to ingrain positive habits into your daily routine.
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The coach worked hard to ingrain the fundamentals of teamwork in his players.
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It takes time to ingrain new information into your memory effectively.
Synonyms
88
4.8
Fix firmly inside another material so it becomes part of it
83
4.7
To press something deeply into a surface
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5.2
Put something firmly into a body or surface
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1.8
To make someone stay in one place or keep their attention on something
4
5.0
To become stuck in something or push something to stay there
To work a color or mark deeply into a surface
To put something firmly into a material so it stays there
Antonyms
How Embedded
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Ingrain comes from the parts in- 'in' and grain 'seed' or 'small particle'; it originally meant working a dye into the tiny 'grain' or threads of cloth so the colour went deep. So to ingrain something physically is to fix it firmly into a surface.