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inculcate

(ɪnkʌlkeɪt, US ɪnkʌl-)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense inculcates, present participle inculcating, past tense, past participle inculcated

verb

If you inculcate an idea or opinion in someone's mind, you teach it to them by repeating it until it is fixed in their mind.

[formal]

We have tried to inculcate a feeling of citizenship in youngsters. [VERB noun + in]

The aim is to inculcate business people with an appreciation of different cultures. [VERB noun + with]

Great care was taken to inculcate the values of nationhood and family. [VERB noun]

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inculcate in British English

(ˈɪnkʌlˌkeɪt, ɪnˈkʌlkeɪt)

verb

(transitive)

to instil by forceful or insistent repetition

Derived forms

inculcation (ˌinculˈcation)

noun

inculcator (ˈinculˌcator)

noun

Word origin

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

inculcate in American English

(ɪnˈkʌlˌkeɪt; ˈɪnkʌlˌkeɪt)

verb transitiveWord forms: inˈculˌcated or inˈculˌcating

to impress upon the mind by frequent repetition or persistent urging

Derived forms

inculcation (ˌinculˈcation)

noun

inculcator (inˈculˌcator)

noun

Word origin

< L inculcatus, pp. of inculcare, to tread in, tread down < in-, in, on + calcare, to trample underfoot < calx, heel: see calcar