engraining
Making permanently fixed
Engraining is the process of embedding something deeply, making it an ingrained part of character, habit, or structure.
The word emphasizes the ongoing action: Years of practice were engraining the technique into muscle memory.
Also spelled ingraining.
Regular sequence of actions
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- customHabitual group practice
- ritualCeremonial set of actions
- second-natureAcquired behavior feeling innate
tendency · behavior · pattern · conditioning · repetition · consistency · discipline · automatism
Acid-incised metal print
- stampingForceful foot motion
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- embeddingPlacing within surrounding mass
- imprintingRapid early learning attachment
infusing · instilling · fixing · permeating · saturating · searing · anchoring · entrenching
Impossible to remove
- unforgettablePermanently fixed in memory
- immutableIncapable of being changed
- enduringPersisting through time
- lastingContinuing through time
unerasable · imperishable · ineffaceable · unalterable · fixed · persistent · abiding · unchanging
Systematic uncritical belief instillation
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- instillingGradually introducing ideas
- educatingTeaching or training someone
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
drilling · programming · conditioning · brainwashing · socialization · acculturation · assimilation · reinforcement
Continued holding or possession
- neuroplasticityBrain's self-rewiring ability
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- encodingConverting data to format
- recallMemory retrieval act
long-term · reminiscence · recollection · retrieval · cognitive · synaptic · learning · memorization
routine
Regular sequence of actions
second-nature · tendency · behavior · pattern · conditioning · repetition · consistency · discipline · automatism · propensity
etching
Acid-incised metal print
- stampingForceful foot motion
- brandingCreating distinctive identity
- embeddingPlacing within surrounding mass
imprinting · infusing · instilling · fixing · permeating · saturating · searing · anchoring · entrenching · lodging
indelible
Impossible to remove
- unforgettablePermanently fixed in memory
- immutableIncapable of being changed
- enduringPersisting through time
lasting · unerasable · imperishable · ineffaceable · unalterable · fixed · persistent · abiding · unchanging · irremovable
indoctrination
Systematic uncritical belief instillation
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- instillingGradually introducing ideas
- educatingTeaching or training someone
training · drilling · programming · conditioning · brainwashing · socialization · acculturation · assimilation · reinforcement · propagating
retention
Continued holding or possession
- neuroplasticityBrain's self-rewiring ability
- consolidationCombining into unified whole
- encodingConverting data to format
recall · long-term · reminiscence · recollection · retrieval · cognitive · synaptic · learning · memorization · reinforcement
engraininguprooting
Extracting from the earth
eradicating · erasing · dislodging · rooting out · deprogramming
grain, grains, grainy, ingrained, granular, grained, ingrain, engrained, graining