inculcate

Borrowed from Latin inculcātus, perfect passive participle of inculcō (“impress upon, force upon”), from in + calcō (“tread upon, trample”), from calx (“heel”).

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈɪn.kʌl.keɪt/

inculcate (third-person singular simple present inculcates, present participle inculcating, simple past and past participle inculcated)

1. (transitive) To teach by repeated instruction.

   Synonyms: instill, ingrain

   • 1932, Aldous Huxley, Brave New World:

     Wordless conditioning ... cannot inculcate the more complex courses of behaviour.

2. (transitive) To induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons.
   • 1943, C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man:

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

inculcate

1. second-person plural present indicative of inculcare
2. second-person plural imperative of inculcare
3. feminine plural of inculcato

inculcāte

1. vocative masculine singular of inculcātus