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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ingrain \In"grain`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ingrained}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Ingraining}.] [Written also engrain.]
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1. To dye with or in grain or kermes.
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2. To dye in the grain, or before manufacture.
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3. To work into the natural texture or into the mental or
moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to
infix deeply.
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Our fields ingrained with blood. --Daniel.
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Cruelty and jealousy seem to be ingrained in a man
who has these vices at all. --Helps.
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