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INCULCATE
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they inculcate
... he / she / it inculcates
Past simple: inculcated
-ing form: inculcating
Sense 1
Meaning:
Teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
Example:
inculcate values into the young generation
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "inculcate" is one way to...):
drill (teach by repetition)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "inculcate"):
din (instill (into a person) by constant repetition)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
inculcation (teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition)