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Inculcate

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill: inculcating sound principles.

v. To teach (others) by frequent instruction or repetition; indoctrinate: inculcate the young with a sense of duty.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To teach by repeated instruction.

v. To induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To impress by frequent admonitions, or by forcible statement or argument; enforce or stamp upon the mind.

Synonyms Ingraft, Instil, etc. See implant.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

Word Usage

"In a roundabout way Hernández teaches upper-middle-class kids a lesson that refined mothers used to inculcate from the cradle onward: If you've got it, don't flaunt it."

Verb Form

inculcated inculcates inculcating

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

drill

Hyponym

din

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

instill infuse engraft impress implant

Same Context

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