ingrain
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) To dye with a fast or lasting colour.
- (transitive) To make (something) deeply part of something else.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English engreynen.
Origin
Middle English
engreynen
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ingrained English
- ingrainedly English
- ingrainedness English
- ingrainer English
- uningrained English
- engreynen Middle English
- greynen Middle English
- en grain Old French