Inculcate
1inculcate — means ‘to urge or impress (an idea, fact, etc.) on someone’ and is derived from the Latin word inculcare ‘to stamp with the heel’ (Latin calx). It has the fact or idea as its object, optionally followed by in, into, on, or upon: • I have tried to …
2Inculcate — 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… …
3inculcate — I verb convince, direct, discipline, educate, guide, imbue, implant, impress, impress by repeated statement, impress upon the mind, imprint, inculcare, indoctrinate, infix, infuse, inspire, instill, instruct, lecture, plant, preach, prelect,… …
4inculcate — (v.) 1540s, from L. inculcatus, pp. of inculcare force upon, stamp in, tread down, from in in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + calcare to tread, press in, from calx (1) heel. Related: Inculcated; inculcating …
5inculcate — implant, instill Analogous words: infuse, inoculate, imbue, leaven: *teach, instruct, educate: impart, *communicate …
6inculcate — [v] implant, infuse information brainwash*, break down, communicate, drill, drum into*, educate, hammer into*, impart, impress, indoctrinate, inseminate, instill, instruct, plant, program, shape up, teach, work over*; concepts 14,285 …
7inculcate — ► VERB ▪ instil (an idea or habit) by persistent instruction. DERIVATIVES inculcation noun. ORIGIN Latin inculcare press in …
8inculcate — [in kul′kāt΄, in′kul kāt΄] vt. inculcated, inculcating [< L inculcatus, pp. of inculcare, to tread in, tread down < in , in, on + calcare, to trample underfoot < calx, heel: see CALCAR] to impress upon the mind by frequent repetition or… …
9inculcate — [[t]ɪ̱nkʌlkeɪt, AM ɪnkʌ̱l [/t]] inculcates, inculcating, inculcated VERB If you inculcate an idea or opinion in someone s mind, you teach it to them by repeating it until it is fixed in their mind. [FORMAL] [V n in n] You might try to inculcate a …
10inculcate — verb (T) formal to fix ideas, principles etc in someone s mind: inculcate sth in/into: She tries very hard to inculcate traditional values into her students. | inculcate sb with sth: Schools inculcate children with patriotic ideas from an early… …
