inculcate
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.
Origin of inculcate
1Other words for inculcate
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
Words that may be confused with inculcate
- inculcate , indoctrinate
Words Nearby inculcate
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How to use inculcate in a sentence
It’s a good way to inculcate toddlers on the joys of the sport.
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Fashionable Safety, Sacklers and NFTs: the Metropolitan Museum of Art CEO on the Return of the Met Gala | Eben Shapiro | September 12, 2021 | TimeThat mindset is inculcated early in the training of technologists.
Why Silicon Valley's Optimization Mindset Sets Us Up for Failure | Rob Reich, Mehran Sahami and Jeremy M. Weinstein | September 10, 2021 | TimeHe would send his first child, Charles, there to be inculcated in its almost monastic philosophies—and the year-round cold showers and cult of derring-do, a kind of Shaolin Temple of the West.
This will inculcate a sense of trust in them, and they’ll love to explore your offerings.
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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.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John CunninghamIf they inculcate virtue, it is that theological virtue whose inutility we have sufficiently shown.
Letters To Eugenia | Paul Henri Thiry HolbachThere are, however, a few passages which inculcate upon men the propriety of a command over their temper.
Ancient Faiths And Modern | Thomas InmanNot until the renaissance did critics define poetry as an art of imitation endeavoring to inculcate morality.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance | Donald Lemen ClarkWe have seen that these words inculcate the exercise of Covenanting.
The Ordinance of Covenanting | John Cunningham
British Dictionary definitions for inculcate
/ (ˈɪnkʌlˌkeɪt, ɪnˈkʌlkeɪt) /
(tr) to instil by forceful or insistent repetition
Origin of inculcate
1Derived forms of inculcate
- inculcation, noun
- inculcator, noun
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