Ingrain - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˌɪnˈɡreɪn|  American pronunciation of the word ingrain
Brit.  |ɪnˈɡreɪn|  British pronunciation of the word ingrain

verb

- thoroughly work in (syn: grain)
- produce or try to produce a vivid impression of (syn: impress, instill)
Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us

Extra examples

...the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession...

...the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory...

...an ingrain skepticism that saves him from falling for every hoax that comes along...

The sight is still ingrained in my memory.

Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us

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