Verb: ingrain in'greyn
- Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
"Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us";
- impress, instill, engrain, instil [Brit, Cdn]
- Thoroughly work in
"His hands were ingrained with dirt";
- grain, engrain
Derived forms: ingrains, ingraining, ingrained
Type of: affect, impress, move, penetrate, pierce, strike
Encyclopedia: Ingrain