inculcate
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EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Latin inculcātus, perfect passive participle of inculcō (“impress upon, force upon”), from in + calcō (“tread upon, trample”), from calx (“heel”).
PronunciationEdit
VerbEdit
inculcate (third-person singular simple present inculcates, present participle inculcating, simple past and past participle inculcated)
- (transitive) To teach by repeated instruction.
- 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts:
- Those impious Pigs,
Who, by frequent squeaks, have dared impugn
The settled Swellfoot system, or to make
Irreverent mockery of the genuflexions
Inculcated by the arch-priest, have been whipt
Into a loyal and an orthodox whine.
- Those impious Pigs,
- 1932, Aldous Huxley, Brave New World:
- Wordless conditioning ... cannot inculcate the more complex courses of behaviour.
- 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts:
- (transitive) To induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons.
- 1641, Francis Bacon, A Wise and Moderate Discourse, Concerning Church-Affaires
- all preachers , especially such as be of good temper , and have wisdom with conscience , ought to inculcate and beat upon a peace , silence , and surseance
- 1943, C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man:
- The right defense against false sentiments is to inculcate just sentiments.
- 1641, Francis Bacon, A Wise and Moderate Discourse, Concerning Church-Affaires
TranslationsEdit
teach by repeated instruction
to induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons
ItalianEdit
VerbEdit
inculcate
- second-person plural present indicative of inculcare
- second-person plural imperative of inculcare
- feminine plural of inculcato
LatinEdit
ParticipleEdit
inculcāte