The dirt was deeply ingrained in the carpet.
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Ingrain
//ɪŋˈɡɹeɪn//
Synonyms for "ingrain" (115 found)
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Translations
9 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- пропивам verb (to make something deeply part of something else)
Finnish
4 entries- piintyä (esp. fig.) verb (to make something deeply part of something else)
- pinttyä verb (to make something deeply part of something else)
- syvävärjätä verb (to dye with lasting color)
- värjätä verb (to dye with lasting color)
Pennsylvania German
1 entries- aabefehle verb (to make something deeply part of something else)
Russian
1 entries- укореня́ть verb (to make something deeply part of something else)
Spanish
2 entries- arraigar verb (to make something deeply part of something else)
- inculcar verb (to make something deeply part of something else)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The lessons I learned at school were firmly ingrained in my mind.
Source: wiktionary
When were such changes ever made in men's natural relations to one another: when was such reconcilement of ingrain differences ever effected!
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