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ingrained

 
Adjective ingrained has 1 sense
  1. deep-rooted, deep-seated, implanted, ingrained, planted - (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need"
    Antonym: unestablished (indirect, via established)
Verb ingrain has 2 senses
  1. ingrain, grain - thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt"
    --1 is one way to penetrate, perforate
    Sample sentence:
    Something ----s something
  2. impress, ingrain, instill - produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
    --2 is one way to affect, impress, move, strike
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something PP
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