ENGRAINED Synonyms

• enclosed firmly in a surrounding mass

• inserted as an integral part of a surrounding whole

• dug in

• established firmly and securely

• cannot be removed or erased

• (used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held

• existing as an essential constituent or characteristic

• in the nature of something though not readily apparent

• not established by conditioning or learning

• being talented through inherited qualities

• present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

• belonging to a thing by its very nature

• situated within or belonging solely to the organ or body part on which it acts

• absolutely still

• a distinctive influence

• a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

• an identification of a publisher; a publisher's name along with the date and address and edition that is printed at the bottom of the title page

• an impression produced by pressure or printing

• a device produced by pressure on a surface

• establish or impress firmly in the mind

• mark or stamp with or as if with pressure

• fix or set securely or deeply

• attach to, as a journalist to a military unit when reporting on a war

• an affix that is inserted inside the word

• put or introduce into something

• attach a morpheme into a stem word

• impart gradually

• enter drop by drop

• produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

• teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

• fill, as with a certain quality