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in·cul·cate  audio  (n-klkt, nkl-) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
in·cul·cat·ed, in·cul·cat·ing, in·cul·cates
  1. To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill: inculcating sound principles.
  2. To teach (others) by frequent instruction or repetition; indoctrinate: inculcate the young with a sense of duty.
ETYMOLOGY:
Latin inculcre, inculct-, to force upon : in-, on ; see in-2 + calcre, to trample (from calx, calc-, heel)

OTHER FORMS:
incul·cation(Noun), in·culcator(Noun)


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