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inculcate
[ in-kuhl-keyt, in-kuhl-keyt ]
verb (used with object)
- 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.
inculcate
/ ˈɪnkʌlˌkeɪt; ɪnˈkʌlkeɪt /
verb
- tr to instil by forceful or insistent repetition
Derived Forms
- ˈinculˌcator, noun
- ˌinculˈcation, noun
Other Words From
- incul·cation noun
- in·cul·ca·tive [in-, kuhl, -k, uh, -tiv], in·culca·tory adjective
- in·culca·tor noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of inculcate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of inculcate1
Example Sentences
Since 1980, American child-rearing has sought to inculcate self-esteem in the young.
Larson does not explain that the Vice-Chancellor was spared in order to inculcate uncertainty.
Enjoining therefore the duty of Covenanting, they inculcate that as an imitation of Him—swearing by himself.
If they inculcate virtue, it is that theological virtue whose inutility we have sufficiently shown.
There are, however, a few passages which inculcate upon men the propriety of a command over their temper.
Not until the renaissance did critics define poetry as an art of imitation endeavoring to inculcate morality.
We have seen that these words inculcate the exercise of Covenanting.
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