engrain

== English == === Etymology === From the French phrase en grain. See grain (“cochineal dye”). === Verb === engrain (third-person singular simple present engrains, present participle engraining, simple past and past participle engrained) Alternative spelling of ingrain. === Anagrams === Nearing, Reginan, aginner, aningre, earning, geranin, grannie, nearing, nigeran == French == === Etymology === From en- +‎ grain. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɑ̃.ɡʁɛ̃/ === Noun === engrain m (plural engrains) (botany) einkorn wheat Synonym: petit épeautre === Further reading === “engrain”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012