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Synonyms for ingrain

Most common

instill US radicate imbue inculcate inoculate

All synonyms

Verb

1. Instill — to make (something) deeply part of something else

instill US, instil UK, embed, infix, radicate

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To make (something) deeply part of something else.

    The dirt was deeply ingrained in the carpet.

Related words

Phrases
ingrain wallpaper
Other spellings
engrain

Forms

Past participle
ingrained
e.g. ingrained → instilled, embedded, infixed, radicated…

Example sentences

  • instill They attempt to instill French in their offspring.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
ingrainrising
instillrising
radicatesteady
imbuerising
inculcatesteady
inoculatesteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
grain1, embed2, imbue2, infix
6 letters
instil
7 letters
impress2, instill2
8 letters
radicate
9 letters
inculcate3, inoculate4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (embed2 = 2 syllables).