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ingrained

adjective

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adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about ingrained at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Being an element; present in the essence of a thing
  2. Fixed, established

verb

  1. simple past and past participle of ingrain

Origin

From ingrain + -ed.

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Related Words: establisheddeep-rooteddeep-seatedimplantedplantedinherentwell-establishedpervasivelong-establishedlong-standingprofounddeep

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