INGRAINING Synonyms: 74 Similar and Opposite Words

ingraining

verb

variants also engraining

present participle of ingrain

as in inculcating

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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as in etching

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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as in entrenching

to set solidly in or as if in surrounding matter tried to ingrain traditional values in their children

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But Lebanon’s army is no match for Hezbollah, and neither its soldiers nor the peacekeepers have been capable of preventing the Shiite militants from entrenching themselves in the border region.

Bassem Mroue, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2024
The hotel opened in 1924, and through its proximity to Gleneagles station, already established in 1912, guests could arrive in style and comfort, entrenching its reputation as a peaceful retreat for London’s high society.

Paul Caputo, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024

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