inculcate
verb (used with object)
to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon orin ).
has inculcated
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present perfectof inculcate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The biggest external impact of Israel has been on the Jewish people itself and the new belief it has inculcated in this people in their undiminished vigor and vitality.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has inculcated by the force of his magnetism an historical evolution of the German nation.
From Time Magazine Archive
The craze for athletics has inculcated in English boys the admiration for physical strength.
From John Bull, Junior or French as She is Traduced by Max O'Rell
Connected with it, and a part of that noble, comprehensive, and munificent system of art- education which the British government has inculcated, are the British and Kensington Museums.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860 by Various
And One infinitely greater than Sir Walter has inculcated still loftier sentiments.
From The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 1, October, 1884 by Various
