ingraining

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
ingraining
    n 1: teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent
         instruction or repetition [syn: {inculcation},
         {ingraining}, {instilling}]
    
from 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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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
ingraining \ingraining\ n.
   teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction
   or repetition.

   Syn: inculcation, instilling.
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