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inculcateinculcate /ˈɪnkʌlˌkeɪt, ɪnˈkʌlˌkeɪt/ verb [transitive] formal ETYMOLOGYinculcateOrigin: 1500-1600 Latin, past participle of inculcare to tread on, from calx heel VERB TABLEinculcate |
Present | I, you, we, they | inculcate | | he, she, it | inculcates | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | inculcated | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have inculcated | | he, she, it | has inculcated | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had inculcated | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will inculcate | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have inculcated |
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Present | I | am inculcating | | he, she, it | is inculcating | | you, we, they | are inculcating | Past | I, he, she, it | was inculcating | | you, we, they | were inculcating | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been inculcating | | he, she, it | has been inculcating | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been inculcating | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be inculcating | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been inculcating |
to make someone accept an idea by repeating it often SYN instill: inculcate something in/into somebody Dad had inculcated in us a strong sense of family loyalty.inculcate somebody with something The army inculcates its recruits with patriotism.—inculcation /ˌɪnkʌlˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |