inculcate
verb (used with object)
to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon orin ).
have inculcated
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present perfectof inculcate.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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It’s a grisly, funny ritual in which they reveal the self-disgust that their menial jobs have inculcated in them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 28, 2026
Lau-ye, Old sir, is a title of respect, with which the first officers of state may be addressed, because the maxims of government have inculcated the doctrine of obedience, respect, and protection to old age.
From the first establishment of their present constitution, their illustrious statesmen have inculcated the avoidance of foreign alliances as a leading maxim of their foreign policy.
From The United States and Latin America by John Holladay Latane
If there were one single health habit that I would have inculcated above all others, it would be the habit of regularly evacuating the bowels.
From The Foundations of Personality by Abraham Myerson
Hampton glories, and justly, in the loyalty of its graduates and in the faithfulness with which they have inculcated and exemplified the traditions and principles for which it stands.
From Tuskegee & Its People: Their Ideals and Achievements by Booker T. Washington
