'Ingrained' definitions:

Definition of 'ingrained'

From: WordNet
adjective
(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" [syn: deep-rooted, deep-seated, implanted, ingrained, planted]

Definition of 'Ingrained'

From: GCIDE
  • Ingrain \In"grain`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ingrained; p. pr. & vb. n. Ingraining.] [Written also engrain.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. To dye with or in grain or kermes. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To dye in the grain, or before manufacture. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To work into the natural texture or into the mental or moral constitution of; to stain; to saturate; to imbue; to infix deeply. [1913 Webster]
  • Our fields ingrained with blood. --Daniel. [1913 Webster]
  • Cruelty and jealousy seem to be ingrained in a man who has these vices at all. --Helps. [1913 Webster]