inculcate

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Infinitive
to inculcate

Third person singular
inculcates

Simple past
inculcated

Past participle
inculcated

Present participle
inculcating

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

  1. (transitive) To teach by repeated instruction
  2. (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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