inculcate

Verb
Synonyms: instillinfuse

WordNet 3.0

Verb (1)

  1. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions“inculcate values into the young generation”Synonyms: instillinfuse
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Inculcate \In*cul"cate\, v. 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. [1913 Webster]

The most obvious and necessary duties of life they have not yet had authority enough to enforce and inculcate upon men's minds. --S. Clarke.

Syn: To instill; infuse; implant; engraft; impress. [1913 Webster]

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