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1
as in to inculcate
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
the journalism professor has long ingrained his students with a deep respect for their chosen profession
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2
as in to etch
to produce a vivid impression of
the third-world privation he had witnessed forever ingrained itself upon the young doctor's memory
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3
as in to entrench
to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter
tried to ingrain traditional values in their children
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as in inherent
being a part of the innermost nature of a person or thing
an ingrain skepticism that saves him from falling for every hoax that comes along
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Recent Examples of ingrain
Rocky Sharma, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Other choices made by developers, during the content moderation process for example, can ingrain these further.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
The traditional self-defense industry ingrains the notion that danger is always lurking and that safety means learning how to fight back.
—William Jones, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Concern for climate change is ingrained within Bay Area culture.
—Brooke Kasl-Godley, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Processes, systems and policies should be ingrained into the DNA of employees, the product and the organization.
—Rocky Sharma, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Other choices made by developers, during the content moderation process for example, can ingrain these further.
—Reece Rogers, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
The traditional self-defense industry ingrains the notion that danger is always lurking and that safety means learning how to fight back.
—William Jones, USA Today, 27 Apr. 2025
Concern for climate change is ingrained within Bay Area culture.
—Brooke Kasl-Godley, Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ingrain
Verb
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Everyone should inculcate the ability to identify root causes and recognize patterns, feedback loops and relationships that influence outcomes rather than focusing on isolated components.—
Balmukund Shukla,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Nothing left to do but build and inculcate my fantastical atoms, unable to catch a break.—
Hazlitt,
Hazlitt,
15 May 2025
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An artisan was hired to etch the enchanted forest ice design on the jar, which is central to the film’s plot.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
22 May 2025
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Jurors were also shown close-up photos of gun components where the serial numbers were etched off.—
Victoria Bekiempis,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
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The launch of Phorm Energy further entrenches Anheuser-Busch’s relationship with the controversial White.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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One is entrenched in Gilead, while the other resides with Mayday operatives helping to smuggle women out of the republic.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
Adjective
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Loro Piana’s connection to the equestrian world was inherent from the very beginning, with brothers Pier Luigi and Sergio Loro Piana, the former co-owners of the Maison, both passoniate riders.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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On the contrary, the power of the purse is reserved to Congress, and the President has no inherent authority to override Congress's will on domestic spending decisions.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
27 May 2025
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The hotel's dog-friendly atmosphere infuses the space with warmth, while the nearby Brooklyn Bowl provides an ideal launchpad for nighttime adventures.—
Malik Peay,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Abramović’s work has always been educationally infused with Balkan wisdom and sensibilities from her childhood — she was born in Belgrade, Serbia, then part of Yugoslavia.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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Brunson’s Clutch Player of the Year trophy — an elegant, glass prize that looks like a vase with a gold jump shooter floating in the middle — arrived from the NBA weeks ago with an error: His name wasn’t engraved in it.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
21 May 2025
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And white is really the color that is engraved in my memory about Morocco.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
15 May 2025
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That journey is rooted in aligning their personal growth with organizational goals—and it must be shaped by intrinsic motivation, not fear, force or obligation.—
Dr. Monika Sumra,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Wex Payments company Wex is trading far below its intrinsic value and has the potential to more than double in the next three to five years, according to Impactive Capital co-founder and managing partner Lauren Taylor Wolfe.—
Pia Singh,Yun Li,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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Japanese producers achieve the same end by inoculating their grains — usually rice — with koji mold, which works faster and more efficiently than malting.—
Clay Risen,
New York Times,
3 Jan. 2025
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An Ars Technica subscription, if applied topically on a daily basis, should inoculate against dumb Facebook memes and other vectors for brainworm infection.—
Ars Staff,
ArsTechnica,
7 May 2025
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“Ingrain.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ingrain. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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