Inculcate

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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 impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions;


     to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers
     humility.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           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.
          [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  inculcate
       v : 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