Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ingrain

/ɪŋˈɡɹeɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: in-grain
IPA: /ɪŋˈɡɹeɪn/

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To dye with a fast or lasting colour.

Transitive verb

verb

To make (something) deeply part of something else.

Transitive verb

adj

Dyed with grain, or kermes.

adj

Dyed before manufacture; said of the material of a textile fabric.

adj

Thoroughly inwrought; forming an essential part of the substance.

noun

An ingrain fabric, such as a carpet.

Example Sentences

"The dirt was deeply ingrained in the carpet."
"The lessons I learned at school were firmly ingrained in my mind."
"When were such changes ever made in men's natural relations to one another: when was such reconcilement of ingrain differences ever effected!"

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English engreynen, from the French phrase en grain; reinforced by the phrase (dyed) in grain. See grain.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: engreynen, -

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

ingrains (present, singular) ingraining (participle, present) ingrained (participle, past) ingrained (past) engrain (alternative) ingrains (plural)

Derived Forms

ingrainer

Phrases

ingrain wallpaper

Synonyms

breed in the bone embed infix instill radicate impress grain

Rhymes With

again main pain campaign train brain explain remain gain plane rain chain

Questions

How do you pronounce ingrain?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪŋˈɡɹeɪn/.
What does ingrain mean?: To dye with a fast or lasting colour.
Where does ingrain come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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