ingrain
verb
1 ingrain
Thoroughly work in.
synonym: grain.
Roget 228:
lie between,
come between,
get between;
intervene,
slide in,
interpenetrate,
permeate.
put between,
introduce,
import,
throw in,
wedge in,
edge in,
jam in,
worm in,
foist in,
run in,
plow in,
work in;
interpose,
interject,
intercalate,
interpolate,
interline,
interleave,
intersperse,
interweave,
interlard,
interdigitate,
sandwich in,
fit in,
squeeze in;
let in,
dovetail,
splice,
mortise;
insinuate,
smuggle;
infiltrate,
ingrain.
interfere,
put in an oar,
thrust one's nose in;
intrude,
obtrude;
have a finger in the pie;
introduce the thin end of the wedge;
thrust in
etc.
(insert)
300.
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Roget 428:
color,
dye,
tinge,
stain,
tint,
tinct†,
paint,
wash,
ingrain,
grain,
illuminate,
emblazon,
bedizen,
imbue;
paint
etc.
(fine art)
556.
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2 ingrain
Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of:
— Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us.
synonyms: impress, instill.
Moby thesaurus: apply paint, bed, bedaub, bedizen, begild, besmear, brush on paint, calcimine, coat, color, complexion, confirm, cover, dab, daub, deep-dye, define, dip, distemper, double-dye, dye, embed, emblazon, enamel, engild, engraft, engrave, entrench, establish, etch, face, fast-dye, fix, found, fresco, gild, glaze, gloss, grain, grave, ground, hue, illuminate, imbue, impact, implant, impress, imprint, incise, infix, inoculate, inscribe, invest, jam, japan, lacquer, lay on color, leaven, lodge, pack, paint, parget, pigment, plant, prime, print, root, seat, set, set in, settle, shade, shadow, shellac, slop on paint, smear, stain, stamp, steep, stereotype, stipple, suffuse, tinct, tincture, tinge, tint, tone, undercoat, varnish, wash, wedge, whitewash ... show more.
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