Definition of "engrained" [engrained]

• Simple past tense and past participle of engrain. (verb)

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• "I wish people would realize that the one dimensional spin engrained by years of Crossfire, Limbaugh and Daily Kos are totally missing the point."
• "“Sape” referred to Homo sapiens, and barrier referred to an engrained mind-set."
• "Or maybe the stories that become "engrained" do so because they satisfy some inner preference?"