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ingrained

/ɪnˈɡreɪnd/

ingrainedadjective

more ingrained

Comp.

most ingrained

Super.

/ɪnˈɡreɪnd/

Translations

ancréSurtout pour des habitudes, idées ou préjugés ; indique quelque chose de profondément fixé et difficile à changer.

His ingrained habits made it hard for him to adapt to the new routine.

Ses habitudes ancrées lui ont rendu difficile l’adaptation à la nouvelle routine.

Additional translations

enracinéSurtout pour des croyances, attitudes ou préjugés ; registre neutre.

Definitions

Firmly fixed or established; difficult to change.

His ingrained habits made it hard for him to adapt to the new routine.

Deeply embedded or rooted, often referring to beliefs or attitudes.

The ingrained prejudices in the community were challenging to overcome.

Synonyms

ingrainedpast participle

/ɪnˈɡreɪnd/

Functions as a participial adjective and retains sense of the past participle of the verb "ingrain".

Translations

imprégnéAu sens de teint, coloré ou imbibé en profondeur.

The fabric was ingrained with a deep indigo hue.

Le tissu était imprégné d’une profonde teinte indigo.

Definitions

Dyed, colored, or impregnated thoroughly; fixed by long absorption.

The fabric was ingrained with a deep indigo hue.

Synonyms

ingrainverb

ingrained

Past Simple

ingrained

Past Simple

ingrained

Past Participle

ingraining

ing-form

/ɪnˈɡreɪn/

Translations

ancrerAu sens figuré : fixer solidement une idée, une habitude ou une attitude.

The teacher worked hard to ingrain a love of reading in her students.

L’enseignante a travaillé dur pour ancrer chez ses élèves l’amour de la lecture.

Additional translations

enracinerAu sens figuré, plus littéraire : rendre profondément établi.

teindre en filSens archaïque, en textile : teindre avant le tissage.

Definitions

To firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person.

The teacher worked hard to ingrain a love of reading in her students.

(Archaic) To dye (yarn or fabric) before weaving so that the colour is fixed in the fibre.

The weavers ingrained the wool in vibrant reds before beginning their work.

Synonyms

ingrainnoun

Definitions

A reversible woollen carpet or fabric woven with yarns that have been dyed before weaving.

The staircase was still covered with the original ingrain the house had when it was built.

ingrainadjective

Definitions

Dyed before being woven; coloured throughout the fibre so that the colour is fast and enduring.

The curtains were made of an ingrain fabric that never faded.

Deeply rooted; firmly established; inherent (now rare and largely replaced by "ingrained").

He felt an ingrain skepticism toward authority.