To be ingrained is to be very familiar with something. When you are ingrained in a certain culture, you understand and appreciate the customs and traditions of that culture.
She is very ingrained in the Japanese culture, and she loves eating sushi.
The dog is very entrenched in the family's yard, and he doesn't like being away from home.
adjective
(used especially of ideas or principles) deeply rooted; firmly fixed or held
Synonyms:
1
It is ingrained in the popular consciosness.
2
I know that it is ingrained in the country.
3
This is obviously an ingrained hatred for the company.
4
It is performed continually and is ingrained in the agency's operations.
5
All the vandalism has become ingrained in the article.
6
Indeed, once ingrained in the family, they are an inquisitive pet.
7
However, the impact of the Dutch was deeply ingrained in Aboriginal society.
8
However, the practice remains deeply ingrained and valued by the culture.
9
Deeply ingrained in the world view was the concept of duality and opposition.
10
The influences of the past are still deeply ingrained in the Chinese culture.