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Instill vs Ingrained - What's the difference?

instill | ingrained |

As verbs the difference between instill and ingrained

is that instill is to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature while ingrained is (ingrain).

As an adjective ingrained is

being an element; present in the essence of a thing.

instill

English

Alternative forms

* instil UK

Verb

(en verb)
  • To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
  • It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age.
  • To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.
  • See also

    * infuse

    ingrained

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being an element; present in the essence of a thing
  • * '>citation
  • Fixed, established
  • Synonyms

  • inherent
  • Verb

    (head)
  • (ingrain)
  • Anagrams

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