ingrained
adjective
[ ɪnˈɡreɪnd ]
• (of a habit, belief, or attitude) firmly fixed or established; difficult to change.
• "his deeply ingrained Catholic convictions"
Similar:
entrenched,
established,
fixed,
implanted,
deep-rooted,
rooted,
deep-seated,
settled,
firm,
unshakeable,
ineradicable,
driven in,
inveterate,
dyed-in-the-wool,
abiding,
enduring,
stubborn,
unfading,
inbred,
instinctive,
intrinsic,
gut,
• (of dirt or a stain) deeply embedded and thus difficult to remove.
• "the ingrained dirt on the flaking paintwork"
Similar:
ground-in,
fixed,
infixed,
planted,
implanted,
embedded,
permanent,
indelible,
ineradicable,
ineffaceable,
inexpungible,
ingrain
verb
• firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude) in a person.
• "they trivialize the struggle and further ingrain the long-standing attitudes"
Similar:
entrench,
establish,
fix,
inculcate,
instil,
implant,
root,
drive home,
hammer home,
drill into,
drive into,
din into,
Origin:
late Middle English (originally as engrain in the sense ‘dye with cochineal or in fast colours’): from en-1, in-2 (as an intensifier) + the verb grain. The adjective is from in grain ‘fast-dyed’, from the old use of grain meaning ‘kermes, cochineal’.
