What is the meaning of ingrained?

verb

  • Thoroughly work in.
    • usage: "His hands were grained with dirt"
  • Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of.
    • usage: "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"

adjective

  • Used especially of ideas or principles. ( deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held)
    • usage: "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need"
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