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inculcation

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noun

the act of inculcating, or teaching or influencing persistently and repeatedly so as to implant or instill an idea, theory, attitude, etc.

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The public perceives this intellectual suppression, which is a form of attempted brainwashing and socialist inculcation.

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inculcate (ˈɪnkʌlˌkeɪt, ɪnˈkʌlkeɪt)

—vb
	(tr) to instil by forceful or insistent repetition

[C16: from Latin inculcāre to tread upon, ram down, from in-² + calcāre to trample, from calx heel]

incul'cation

—n

'inculcator

—n

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