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ingraining

/ɪnˈɡreɪnɪŋ/

Translations

ingrainingnoun

imprégnationProcessus d’intériorisation profonde, surtout au sens psychologique ou comportemental.

The ingraining of good habits in children is crucial for their development.

L’imprégnation de bonnes habitudes chez les enfants est cruciale pour leur développement.

Synonyms

ingraininggerund / present participle

/ɪnˈɡreɪnɪŋ/

Used attributively to describe something that ingrains or embeds another thing

imprégnantSens de quelque chose qui s’insinue ou s’inscrit profondément dans l’esprit ou le caractère.

Parents played an ingraining role in shaping his values.

Les parents ont joué un rôle imprégnant dans la formation de ses valeurs.

Synonyms

ingrainverb

ingraining

Gerund

ingrained

Past Simple

ingrained

Past Participle

ingraining

Gerund

/ɪnˈɡreɪn/

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

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

enracinerAu sens figuré, plus littéraire : rendre profondément établi.

Synonyms

Definitions

ingrainingnoun

The process of instilling or embedding something deeply into a person's mind or character.

The ingraining of good habits in children is crucial for their development.

ingraininggerund / present participle

Embedding or instilling something deeply and firmly.

Parents played an ingraining role in shaping his values.

ingrainverb

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.