Inculcate — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
inculcate — 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,… … Law dictionary
inculcate — (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 … Etymology dictionary
inculcate — implant, instill Analogous words: infuse, inoculate, imbue, leaven: *teach, instruct, educate: impart, *communicate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
inculcate — [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 … New thesaurus
inculcate — ► VERB ▪ instil (an idea or habit) by persistent instruction. DERIVATIVES inculcation noun. ORIGIN Latin inculcare press in … English terms dictionary
inculcate — [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… … English World dictionary
inculcate — [[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 … English dictionary
inculcate — 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… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
inculcate — in|cul|cate [ˈıŋkʌlkeıt US ınˈkʌl ] v [T] formal [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: , past participle of inculcare to tread on , from calx heel ] to fix ideas, principles etc in someone s mind inculcate sth in/into sb ▪ I try to inculcate a sense … Dictionary of contemporary English
