ingraining

Definition of Ingraining in English :

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Noun

1. inculcation, ingraining, instilling

teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Ingraining

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verb (ɪnˈɡreɪn ) (transitive)

1.

to impress deeply on the mind or nature; instil

2. archaic

to dye into the fibre of (a fabric)

adjective (ˈɪnˌɡreɪn )

3. variants of ingrained

4.

(of woven or knitted articles, esp rugs and carpets) made of dyed yarn or of fibre that is dyed before being spun into yarn

noun (ˈɪnˌɡreɪn )

5.

a.

a carpet made from ingrained yarn

b.

such yarn

Ingraining

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verb transitive

1.

to dye in the fiber before manufacture

2.

to work into the fiber; infuse deeply

chiefly in a figurative sense, and in the past participle

adjective

3.

dyed in the fiber, before manufacture; thoroughly dyed

4.

made of fiber or yarn dyed before weaving

said of rugs, carpeting, etc.

5.

deeply infused

noun

6.

yarn, fiber, carpeting, etc. dyed before manufacture

Ingraining

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tr.v. in·grained, in·grain·ing, in·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.

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