Word
ingrain
To fix an idea, habit, or attitude deeply in someone’s mind so it becomes hard to change.
Meanings
To fix an idea, habit, or attitude deeply in someone’s mind so it becomes hard to change.
To cause a stain, color, or dirt to become worked deep into a material so it is hard to remove.
Examples
- Her coach ingrained good footwork through daily drills.
- Smoke had ingrained a yellow tint into the old curtains.
- Their grandparents tried to ingrain a habit of saying thank you at the table.
More verbs
- analyze To examine something carefully in order to understand it or explain it.
- scrutinize To scrutinize something is to examine it very carefully and in detail.
- affect To affect something is to influence it or cause it to change.
- allude To allude means to mention or suggest something indirectly without saying it clearly.
- elude To elude someone or something is to avoid being caught, understood, or remembered.