ingrains
Makes firmly permanent
Ingrains means causes something to become deeply fixed or established, especially habits, beliefs, or attitudes: Years of training ingrains discipline in soldiers.
The word suggests embedding so thoroughly that removal becomes difficult: Childhood experiences ingrain patterns that persist into adulthood.
Also spelled engrains.
Secures in fixed position
- implantsSurgically embedded devices
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- embedsFixes within something
- fixesRepairs or solutions
lodges · anchors · plants · establishes · sets · infuses · incorporates · integrates
Forcibly changes someone's beliefs
- inculcatesImplants by repetition
- indoctrinatesImplants fixed beliefs systematically
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
- programsCoded instructions for computers
propagandizes · radicalizes · cultivates · molds · shapes · influences · persuades · converts
Prevailing state of affairs
- accustomsMakes gradually comfortable with
- familiarizesMakes aware of something
- naturalizesConfers citizenship upon
- routinizesMakes into fixed procedure
trains · drills · disciplines · programs · wires · patterns · reinforces · cements
Unable to be erased
- irreversiblyCannot be undone
- permanentlyIn an unchanging manner
- lastinglyIn a permanent manner
- enduringlyIn persistent manner
fixedly · immutably · unchangeably · persistently · deeply · firmly · solidly · securely
entrenches
Secures in fixed position
fixes · lodges · anchors · plants · establishes · sets · infuses · incorporates · integrates · weaves
brainwashes
Forcibly changes someone's beliefs
- inculcatesImplants by repetition
- indoctrinatesImplants fixed beliefs systematically
- conditionsPrevailing state of affairs
programs · propagandizes · radicalizes · cultivates · molds · shapes · influences · persuades · converts · instills
conditions
Prevailing state of affairs
- accustomsMakes gradually comfortable with
- familiarizesMakes aware of something
- naturalizesConfers citizenship upon
routinizes · trains · drills · disciplines · programs · wires · patterns · reinforces · cements · solidifies
indelibly
Unable to be erased
- irreversiblyCannot be undone
- permanentlyIn an unchanging manner
- lastinglyIn a permanent manner
enduringly · fixedly · immutably · unchangeably · persistently · deeply · firmly · solidly · securely · unshakably
ingrainsoverlays
Covers by placing above
veneers · skims · coats · glazes · glosses over
ingrainseradicates
Destroys utterly and completely
uproots · extirpates · removes · extracts · dislodges
- ingrained biasDeeply embedded unfair preconception