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Webster 1913 Edition
Inculcate
In-cul′cate
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Inculcated
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Inculcating
.] [L.
inculcatus
, p. p. of inculcare
to tread on; pref. in-
in, on + calcare
to tread, fr. calx
the heel; perh. akin to E. heel
. Cf. 2d Calk
, Heel
.] To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind;
as, Christ
. inculcates
on his followers humility
Syn. – To instill; infuse; implant; engraft; impress.
Webster 1828 Edition
Inculcate
INCULC'ATE
,Verb.
T.
Definition 2024
inculcate
inculcate
English
Verb
inculcate (third-person singular simple present inculcates, present participle inculcating, simple past and past participle inculcated)
- (transitive) To teach by repeated instruction.
- (transitive) To induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons.
Quotations
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| ME « | 15th c. | 16th c. | 17th c. | 18th c. | 19th c. | 20th c. | 21st c. |
- 1932: Wordless conditioning ... cannot inculcate the more complex courses of behaviour. — Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
- 1943: The right defense against false sentiments is to inculcate just sentiments. — The Abolition of Man, C. S. Lewis
Translations
teach by repeated instruction
to induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons