engrains
Fixes firmly within
Engrains means to implant deeply, making something an integral part of character, habit, or structure: Years of practice engrained the technique in her muscle memory.
The spelling ingrain is more common, but engrain appears in similar contexts.
Both suggest something worked so deeply into a surface or psyche that it becomes inseparable from it.
Fix within surrounding material
- imprintMark from applied pressure
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- inculcateImplant by persistent urging
- etchIncise a surface
inscribe · infuse · imbed · sear · stamp · brand · fixate · permeate
Continuing through time
- permanentFixed without end
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- indelibleImpossible to remove
- immutableIncapable of being changed
unchanging · eternal · abiding · constant · steadfast · tenacious · perpetual · entrenched
State or stipulation
- accustomMake used to
- familiarizeMake known to oneself
- acclimatizeAdjust to new conditions
- adaptModify for new conditions
train · acclimate · routine · practice · repetition · habituation · second-nature · reinforce
Combine into unified whole
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- mergeCombine into unity
- blendCombine into mixture
fuse · meld · absorb · weave · intertwine · consolidate · mesh · synthesize
embed
Fix within surrounding material
- imprintMark from applied pressure
- implantDevice placed inside tissue
- inculcateImplant by persistent urging
etch · inscribe · infuse · imbed · sear · stamp · brand · fixate · permeate · suffuse
lasting
Continuing through time
- permanentFixed without end
- persistentContinuing despite difficulty
- indelibleImpossible to remove
immutable · unchanging · eternal · abiding · constant · steadfast · tenacious · perpetual · entrenched · deep-seated
condition
State or stipulation
- accustomMake used to
- familiarizeMake known to oneself
- acclimatizeAdjust to new conditions
adapt · train · acclimate · routine · practice · repetition · habituation · second-nature · reinforce · establish
integrate
Combine into unified whole
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- mergeCombine into unity
blend · fuse · meld · absorb · weave · intertwine · consolidate · mesh · synthesize · amalgamate
engrainsuproots
Removes from the ground
eradicates · extirpates · dislodges · deprograms · roots out