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Adjective
/inˈgrānd/,
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(of a habit, belief, or attitude) Firmly fixed or established; difficult to change,
  1. (of a habit, belief, or attitude) Firmly fixed or established; difficult to change
    • - his deeply ingrained Catholic convictions
  2. (of dirt or a stain) Deeply embedded and thus difficult to remove
    • - the ingrained dirt on the flaking paintwork

  1. deep-rooted: (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held; "deep-rooted prejudice"; "deep-seated differences of opinion"; "implanted convictions"; "ingrained habits of a lifetime"; "a deeply planted need"
  2. (ingraining) inculcation: teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition
  3. Being an element; present in the essence of a thing; Fixed, established