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