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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.
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Origin of inculcate
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, nounWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH inculcate
inculcate , indoctrinateWords nearby inculcate
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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, nounWord 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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