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Meanings of ingrained in English

(Used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held.

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Usage of ingrained in English
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It was ingrained in his political instincts to avoid answering this question.
Transfer of power
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Lawmakers are also concerned that cultural problems at the bank are ingrained.
Reuters
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It is a market sustained by severe poverty and ingrained gender inequality.
The Guardian
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Settus trembled with suppressed violence but years of ingrained discipline halted him.
Roma Victrix
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Perhaps more pertinent is the ingrained Spanish fear of all things Italian.
The Guardian
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All movements were well practiced, ingrained in muscle memory, yet slightly different.
Wired
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How deeply ingrained was the hunter and the competitor in every child.
Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America
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Since 1918, home ownership grew, becoming deeply ingrained in the British psyche.
Reuters
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We are trying to fight it. Soccer remains ingrained in Haitian culture.
The Guardian
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The more deeply the habit becomes ingrained the more automatic it becomes.
The Power of Concentration
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That the instinct to violence is so ingrained it can't be overcome?
Seven Surrenders
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The pantry complex-takingmore than we need-isdeeply ingrained in our evolution.
Ecological intelligence: rediscovering ourselves in nature (easy...
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But Mr McKenzie believed racism was ingrained in sections of the police.
Radio NZ
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The community instinct was ingrained in their characters through ages of custom.
Jungle Tales of Tarzan
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The images from Enskede felt ingrained in his memory for all time.
The girl who played with fire
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Over the years it had been ingrained into me; steps were bad.
Enclave
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Ireland
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United States of America
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United Kingdom
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