inculcate
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to inculcate (third-person singular simple present inculcates, present participle inculcating, simple past and past participle inculcated)
- (transitive) To teach by repeated instruction
- (transitive) To induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons
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- 1932: Wordless conditioning ... cannot inculcate the more complex courses of behaviour. — Brave New World, Aldous Huxley
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teach by repeated instruction
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to induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons
