verb
- to establish something so firmly that it becomes a basic part of something
Usage: often used in passive voice
adjective
- firmly established and difficult to change
Usage: often hyphenated as ‘ingrained’
Examples
- Years of practice ingrained good habits in the young musician.
- The company tried to ingrain a culture of safety in all employees.
- His ingrain prejudices made it hard for him to accept new ideas.
- She had an ingrain distrust of politicians.
- The coach worked to ingrain proper technique in his players.
- These values were ingrained in her from childhood.
- It takes time to ingrain new procedures in the workplace.