Noun: ingraining in'grey-ning
- Teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition
"The ingraining of moral values was a key part of their upbringing";
- inculcation, instilling
- 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
Type of: affect, impress, indoctrination, move, penetrate, pierce, strike
Encyclopedia: Ingrain