Inculcate

/ˈɪn.kʌl.keɪt/ · verb

Meaning

(transitive) To teach by repeated instruction..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To teach by repeated instruction.
2. (transitive) To induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons.
3. (as a participle, obsolete) Inculcated.

Example Sentences

Those impious Pigs, Who, by frequent squeaks, have dared impugn The settled Swellfoot system, or to make Irreverent mockery of the genuflexions Inculcated by the arch-priest, have been whipt Into a loyal and an orthodox whine.

she had a perfect Parisian accent, was musical—all French women sing—had a great deal of tournure, the value of which she was always inculcating on her pupils: "La Grace plus belle que la beauté," was invariably the quotation when putting on her shawl; and, it must be confessed, that never did five English girls put on shawls to such perfection.

But wordless conditioning […] cannot inculcate the more complex courses of behaviour.

all preachers , especially such as be of good temper , and have wisdom with conscience , ought to inculcate and beat upon a peace , silence , and surseance

The right defense against false sentiments is to inculcate just sentiments.

The institutional forces — school, psychiatry, police — that inculcate conformity and enforce heterosexuality in gay youth.

But there is also real opposition to Nato expansion - and even to Nato's continued existence after the Cold War. This is a view shared by a very large part of Russia's military and foreign affairs establishment. Educated and trained during the Soviet period, they are still inculcated with notions of super-power military might. It has been painful for these people to see Nato's outer edge creep ever closer to what was once the frontier of the USSR.

Wee had neede to haue the word of God often inculcate and beaten vpon vs.

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• inculcates
• inculcating
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