engrain
Meaning of engrain
- firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person.
they trivialize the struggle and further ingrain the long-standing attitudes
late Middle English (originally as engrain in the sense ‘dye with cochineal or in fast colours’): from en-1, in-2 (as an intensifier) + the verb grain. The adjective is from in grain ‘fast-dyed’, from the old use of grain meaning ‘kermes, cochineal’.
Information about engrain
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of engrain is: engrains.
- Languages in which engrain is used:
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Hyphenation of engrain
en-grain
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- engrain is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
engrain synonyms
Meaning establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely:
Meaning set up on a firm or permanent basis:
Meaning fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position:
Meaning instil (an idea, attitude, or habit) by persistent instruction:
Meaning gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude) in a person's mind:
Meaning insert or fix (tissue or an artificial object) in a person's body, especially by surgery:
Meaning cause (a plant or cutting) to grow roots:
Anagrams of engrain
aginner, earning, geranin, Grannie, grannie, INRange, nearing
Words that rhyme with engrain
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