inculcate

[ in-kuhl-keyt, in-kuhl-keyt ]

/ ɪnˈkʌl keɪt, ˈɪn kʌlˌkeɪt /

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verb (used with object), in·cul·cat·ed, in·cul·cat·ing.

to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in): to inculcate virtue in the young.

to cause or influence (someone) to accept an idea or feeling (usually followed by with): Socrates inculcated his pupils with the love of truth.

OTHER WORDS FOR inculcate

1 instill, infix, ingrain.

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Origin of inculcate

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin inculcātus, past participle of inculcāre “to trample, impress, stuff in,” equivalent to in- “in” + culc- (variant, in noninitial position, of calc-, stem of calx “heel”) + -ātus past participle suffix; see in-², -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM inculcate

in·cul·ca·tion, nounin·cul·ca·tive

[in-kuhl-kuh-tiv], /ɪnˈkʌl kə tɪv/, in·cul·ca·to·ry, adjectivein·cul·ca·tor, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH inculcate

inculcate , indoctrinate

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incubation period, incubator, incubous, incubus, incudes, inculcate, inculcation, inculpable, inculpate, incult, incumbency

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How to use inculcate in a sentence

It’s a good way to inculcate toddlers on the joys of the sport.
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It’s really about inculcating fashion as a work of art and concept related to civilization that’s not all that different from Arms and Armor.
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That mindset is inculcated early in the training of technologists.
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He would send his first child, Charles, there to be inculcated in its almost monastic philosophies—and the year-round cold showers and cult of derring-do, a kind of Shaolin Temple of the West.
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This will inculcate a sense of trust in them, and they’ll love to explore your offerings.
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Since 1980, American child-rearing has sought to inculcate self-esteem in the young.
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Larson does not explain that the Vice-Chancellor was spared in order to inculcate uncertainty.
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Enjoining therefore the duty of Covenanting, they inculcate that as an imitation of Him—swearing by himself.
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If they inculcate virtue, it is that theological virtue whose inutility we have sufficiently shown.
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There are, however, a few passages which inculcate upon men the propriety of a command over their temper.
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Not until the renaissance did critics define poetry as an art of imitation endeavoring to inculcate morality.
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We have seen that these words inculcate the exercise of Covenanting.
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British Dictionary definitions for inculcate

inculcate

/ (ˈɪnkʌlˌkeɪt, ɪnˈkʌlkeɪt) /

verb

(tr) to instil by forceful or insistent repetition

Derived forms of inculcate

inculcation, nouninculcator, noun

Word Origin for inculcate

C16: from Latin inculcāre to tread upon, ram down, from in- ² + calcāre to trample, from calx heel

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