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ingrained   (TTS Sound)

The verb ingrain has 2 senses

• ingrain, grain -- (thoroughly work in; "His hands were grained with dirt")


• impress, ingrain, instill -- (produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us")

The adj ingrained has 1 sense

• deep-rooted, deep-seated, implanted, ingrained, planted -- ((used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need")