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ENGRAIN
Etymology
Verb
engrain (third-person singular simple present engrains, present participle engraining, simple past and past participle engrained)
Alternative spelling of ingrain
Anagrams
• Reginan, aginner, aningre, earning, geranin, grannie, nearing, nigeran
Source: Wiktionary
En*grain", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Engrained; p. pr. & vb. n. Engraining.] Etym: [Pref. en- + grain. Cf. Ingrain.]
1. To dye in grain, or of a fast color. See Ingrain. Leaves engrained in lusty green. Spenser.
2. To incorporate with the grain or texture of anything; to infuse deeply. See Ingrain. The stain hath become engrained by time. Sir W. Scott.
3. To color in imitation of the grain of wood; to grain. See Grain, v. t., 1.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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