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ingrains

ingrains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ingrain.

Meaning of ingrain

Verb

ingrain (third-person singular simple present ingrains, present participle ingraining, simple past and past participle ingrained)

  1. (transitive) To dye with a fast or lasting colour.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To make (something) deeply part of something else.
    • The dirt was deeply ingrained in the carpet.

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Questions about ingrains

What is ingrains the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Ingrains is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ingrain.

Words near ingrains in the dictionary

  1. ingrainedly
  2. ingrainedness
  3. ingrainer
  4. ingrainers
  5. ingraining
  6. ingrains
  7. Ingram
  8. ingrammaticism
  9. ingrammaticisms
  10. Ingrandes
  11. Ingrandes-sur-Vienne

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