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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Inculcate \In*cul"cate\, verb (used with an object) [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 impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers humility.
The most obvious and necessary duties of life they have not yet had authority enough to enforce and inculcate upon men's minds. --S. Clarke.
Syn: To instill; infuse; implant; engraft; impress.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
inculcate
verb: teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation" [syn: {instill}, {infuse}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
20 Moby Thesaurus words for "inculcate": beat into, brainwash, catechize, condition, engrave, etch, grave, imbue, implant, impregnate, impress, imprint, indoctrinate, infix, infuse, inoculate, inscribe, instill, program, stamp
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