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Definitions for Inculcate
[1] to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in ): to inculcate virtue in the young.
[2] to cause or influence (someone) to accept an idea or feeling (usually followed by with ): Socrates inculcated his pupils with the love of truth.
[3] (tr) to instil by forceful or insistent repetition
Words related to Inculcate
indoctrinate, instill, impart, educate, impress, communicate, plant, instruct, program, drill, inseminate, brainwash, teach
Words nearby Inculcate
incudal, incudectomy, incudes, incudomalleal, incudostapedial, inculcate, inculcation, inculpable, inculpate, incult, inculturation
Origin of Inculcate
1540–50; < Latin inculcātus past participle of inculcāre to trample, impress, stuff in, equivalent to in- in-2 + culc- (variant, in noninitial position, of calc-, stem of calx heel) + -ātus -ate1
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Other words from Inculcate
in·cul·ca·tion , noun
in·cul·ca·tive [in-kuhl -kuh -tiv] /ɪnˈkʌl kə tɪv/ , in·cul·ca·to·ry , adjective
in·cul·ca·tor , noun
Word origin for Inculcate
C16: from Latin inculcāre to tread upon, ram down, from in- ² + calcāre to trample, from calx heel
Synonyms for Inculcate
impart, indoctrinate, instill, brainwash, communicate, drill, educate, impress, inseminate, instruct, plant, program, teach, break down, drum into, hammer into, shape up, work over