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INGRAIN
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they ingrain ... he / she / it ingrains
Past simple: ingrained
Past participle: ingrained
-ing form: ingraining
Sense 1
Meaning:
Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
Example:
Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "ingrain" is one way to...):
affect; impress; move; strike (have an emotional or cognitive impact upon)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 2
Meaning:
Thoroughly work in
Example:
His hands were grained with dirt
Synonyms:
grain; ingrain
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "ingrain" is one way to...):
penetrate; perforate (pass into or through, often by overcoming resistance)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s something
