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inculcate

in·cul·cate

UK/ɪnˈkʌl.keɪt/ US/ˈɪn.kʌl.keɪt/ uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

  • “inculcate values into the young generation”
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Borrowed from Latin inculcātus, perfect passive participle of inculcō (“impress upon, force upon”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + calcō (“tread upon, trample”), from calx (“heel”). Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.

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