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ingrained, engrained [ɪnˈgreɪnd] adj
1. deeply impressed or instilled his fears are deeply ingrained 2. (prenominal) complete or inveterate; utter an ingrained fool 3. (esp of dirt) worked into or through the fibre, grain, pores, etc. ingrainedly , engrainedly [ɪnˈgreɪnɪdlɪ] adv ingrainedness , engrainedness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
ingrained engrained adjective fixed, rooted, deep-seated, fundamental, constitutional, inherent, hereditary, in the blood, intrinsic, deep-rooted, indelible, inveterate, inborn, inbred, inbuilt, ineradicable, brassbound Morals tend to be deeply ingrained. Translations ingrained [ˈɪnˈgreɪnd] ADJ 1. [dirt, blood, stain] → incrustado 2. (fig) (= deep-seated) [attitude, ideas, habit, tradition] → arraigado to be deeply ingrained in sb → estar profundamente arraigado en algn ingrained [ɪnˈgreɪnd] adj [habit] → enraciné(e); [attitude, prejudice] → enraciné(e) deeply ingrained → profondément enraciné(e) deeply ingrained family loyalty → une loyauté familiale profondément enracinée to be ingrained in sb → être enraciné(e) dans qn to be ingrained in society → être enraciné(e) dans la société ingrained adj (fig) habit → fest, eingefleischt; prejudice → tief verwurzelt or eingewurzelt; belief → fest verankert, unerschütterlich; to be (deeply) ingrained → fest verwurzelt sein dirt → tief eingedrungen, tief sitzend (attr); the dirt was deeply ingrained in the carpet → der Schmutz hatte sich tief im Teppich festgesetzt; hands ingrained with dirt → Hände, bei denen sich der Schmutz in den Poren festgesetzt hat ingrained [ˈɪnˈgreɪnd] adj (dirt) → incrostato/a (fig) (ideas, tradition) → radicato/a; (habit, prejudice) → inveterato/a ingrained [ˈɪnˈgreɪnd] adj (dirt) → incrostato/a (fig) (ideas, tradition) → radicato/a; (habit, prejudice) → inveterato/a How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The idea of absolute financial probity as the first law of a gentleman's code was too deeply ingrained in him for sentimental considerations to weaken it. It was from Akut--a sudden, low growl, no louder than those he had been giving vent to the while he pranced about the dead bull, nor half so loud in fact; but of a timbre that bore straight to the perceptive faculties of the jungle beast ingrained in Korak. She was repelled by those lacerated hands, grimed by toil so that the very dirt of life was ingrained in the flesh itself, by that red chafe of the collar and those bulging muscles. |
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