ingrain

tr.v., -grained, -grain·ing, -grains.

1. To fix deeply or indelibly, as in the mind: "A system that had been ingrained for generations could not be easily undone by change from the top" (Doris Kearns Goodwin).
2. Archaic. To dye or stain into the fiber of.

adj. (ĭn'grān')

1. Deep-seated; ingrained.
2. Made of predyed fibers; thoroughly dyed: ingrain yarn.
3. Made of fiber or yarn dyed before weaving. Used especially of rugs.

n. (ĭn'grān')

1. Yarn or fiber dyed before manufacture.
2. An ingrain rug or carpet.

[Variant of ENGRAIN.]

verb

To implant so deeply as to make change nearly impossible: embed, entrench, fasten, fix, infix, lodge, root¹. See move/halt.

Note: click on a word meaning below to see its connections and related words.

The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: thoroughly work in
  Synonym: grain

Meaning #2: make a deep and indelible impression on someone
  Synonyms: impress, instill

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - gennemfarve
adj. - uldfarvet, gennemfarvet, rodfæstet, gennemført, indgroet
n. - uldfarve

idioms:

• ingrain carpet    vendetæppe

Nederlands (Dutch)
inprenten, van doordringen, in de wol verven, in de wol geverfd, ingeworteld

Français (French)
v. tr. - fixer, incruster, enraciner
adj. - enraciné, invétéré, (Tex) fait de fibres teintes, (Tex) teint
n. - incrustation, (Tex) fibre/fil teint, tapis incrusté

idioms:

• ingrain carpet    tapis incrusté

Deutsch (German)
v. - einpflanzen, verankern
adj. - eingefleischt, eingewurzelt
n. - beidseitig verwendbarer Teppich

idioms:

• ingrain carpet    beidseitig verwendbarer Teppich mit durchgewebtem Muster

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - καθιερώνω, ριζώνω, βάφω (ύφασμα) πριν από την ύφανση
adj. - έμφυτος, συμφυής, βαθιά ριζωμένος, (για υφάσματα) βαμμένο πριν από την ύφανση
n. - έμφυτο, χαλί διπλής όψεως

idioms:

• ingrain carpet    χαλί διπλής όψεως

Italiano (Italian)
tingere (filati), radicato, tinto in filato

idioms:

• ingrain carpet    tappeto tinto in filato

Português (Portuguese)
v. - arraigar, tingir a fibra
adj. - arraigado, tingido na fibra
n. - tecido (m) tingido na fibra

idioms:

• ingrain carpet    tapete (m) tingido na fibra e reversível

Русский (Russian)
пряжа и шерсть, окрашенные до обработки, черта характера, врожденный

idioms:

• ingrain carpet    двусторонний ковер из крашеной пряжи

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - inculcar, teñir
adj. - inculcado, arraigado, teñido en rama
n. - fibras teñidas antes del hilado, fibra teñida antes de ser procesada

idioms:

• ingrain carpet    alfombra reversible

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - genomfärga, impregnera, inprägla
adj. - genomfärgad, ingrodd, orubblig
n. - genomfärgning, impregnering

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
生染, 使根深蒂固, 就原料染色, 生染的, 根深的, 生来的, 生染的纤维

idioms:

• ingrain carpet    双面提花地毯

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 生染, 使根深蒂固, 就原料染色
adj. - 生染的, 根深的, 生來的
n. - 生染的纖維

idioms:

• ingrain carpet    雙面提花地毯

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 스며들게 하다
adj. - 섬유, 실에 물들인, 깊이 배어든
n. - 섬유에 물들인 실, 물들인 실로 짠 양탄자

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - しみ込ませる
n. - 地染めの糸, 生染めじゅうたん
adj. - 生染めの, 深くしみ込んだ

idioms:

• ingrain carpet    先染め絨毯

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يشرب, يغرس, في النفس (صفه) متأصل, مغروس, في النفس, مصنوع من خيوط صبغت قبل النسيج (الاسم) شيء متأصل أو صفه متأصله‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮טבע, השריש, הספיג עמוק (צבע וכו')‬
adj. - ‮טבוע, שסיביו נצבעו לפני שנארג (אריג)‬
n. - ‮צמר שנצבע לפני אריגתו‬

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