en·grain (ĕn-grān′) tr.v. en·grained ,
en·grain·ing ,
en·grains To ingrain.
[Middle English engreinen , to dye with cochineal or kermes , from Old French engrainer : en- , causative pref. ; see en- 1 + graine , grain ; see grain .]
engrain (ɪnˈɡreɪn )
in•grain (v. ɪnˈgreɪn; adj., n. ˈɪnˌgreɪn) v.t. 1. to implant or fix deeply and firmly, as in the nature or mind.
adj. 2. ingrained; firmly fixed.
3. (of fiber or yarn) dyed in a raw state, before being woven or knitted.
4. made of fiber or yarn so dyed: ingrain fabric.
n. 5. yarn, wool, etc., dyed before manufacture.
Also, engrain (for defs. 1,2 ). [1760–70; orig. phrase (dyed ) in grain ]
engrain Past participle: engrainedGerund: engrainingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Present I engrain you engrain he/she/it engrains we engrain you engrain they engrain
Preterite I engrained you engrained he/she/it engrained we engrained you engrained they engrained
Present Continuous I am engraining you are engraining he/she/it is engraining we are engraining you are engraining they are engraining
Present Perfect I have engrained you have engrained he/she/it has engrained we have engrained you have engrained they have engrained
Past Continuous I was engraining you were engraining he/she/it was engraining we were engraining you were engraining they were engraining
Past Perfect I had engrained you had engrained he/she/it had engrained we had engrained you had engrained they had engrained
Future I will engrain you will engrain he/she/it will engrain we will engrain you will engrain they will engrain
Future Perfect I will have engrained you will have engrained he/she/it will have engrained we will have engrained you will have engrained they will have engrained
Future Continuous I will be engraining you will be engraining he/she/it will be engraining we will be engraining you will be engraining they will be engraining
Present Perfect Continuous I have been engraining you have been engraining he/she/it has been engraining we have been engraining you have been engraining they have been engraining
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been engraining you will have been engraining he/she/it will have been engraining we will have been engraining you will have been engraining they will have been engraining
Past Perfect Continuous I had been engraining you had been engraining he/she/it had been engraining we had been engraining you had been engraining they had been engraining
Conditional I would engrain you would engrain he/she/it would engrain we would engrain you would engrain they would engrain
Past Conditional I would have engrained you would have engrained he/she/it would have engrained we would have engrained you would have engrained they would have engrained