Inculcate

  • 11inculcate — 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 …

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  • 12inculcate — in|cul|cate [ ın kʌl,keıt, ınkʌl,keıt ] verb transitive FORMAL to fix an idea or belief firmly in someone s mind, especially by repeating it often: inculcate something in someone: He sought to inculcate a sense of responsibility in his young… …

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  • 13inculcate — v. (D; tr.) to inculcate in, into (to inculcate ideas in the minds of young people) * * * [ ɪnkʌlkeɪt] into (to inculcateideas in the minds of young people) (D;tr.) to inculcatein …

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  • 14inculcate — UK [ˈɪnkʌlkeɪt] / US [ɪnˈkʌlˌkeɪt] / US [ˈɪnkʌlˌkeɪt] verb [transitive] Word forms inculcate : present tense I/you/we/they inculcate he/she/it inculcates present participle inculcating past tense inculcated past participle inculcated formal to… …

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  • 15inculcate — inculcation, n. inculcative /in kul keuh tiv/, inculcatory, adj. inculcator, n. /in kul kayt, in kul kayt /, v.t., inculcated, inculcating. 1. to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually fol. by upon… …

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  • 16inculcate — See inculcate, indoctrinate …

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  • 17inculcate — verb Inculcate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑virtue …

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  • 18inculcate —  means to persistently impress a habit upon or belief into another person. You inculcate an idea, not a person. My father inculcated me with a belief in democracy should be My father inculcated in me a belief in democracy …

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  • 19inculcate —    means to persistently impress a habit upon or belief into another person. You inculcate an idea, not a person. My father inculcated me with a belief in democracy should be My father inculcated in me a belief in democracy …

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  • 20inculcate — in•cul•cate [[t]ɪnˈkʌl keɪt, ˈɪn kʌlˌkeɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to implant by repeated statement or admonition: to inculcate virtue in the young[/ex] 2) to cause to accept something, as an idea • Etymology: 1540–50; < L inculcātus, ptp …

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