inculcate

(ĭn-kŭl'kāt', ĭn'kŭl-)
tr.v., -cat·ed, -cat·ing, -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.

[Latin inculcāre, inculcāt-, to force upon : in-, on; see in-² + calcāre, to trample (from calx, calc-, heel).]

inculcation in'cul·ca'tion n.
inculcator in·cul'ca'tor n.

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means 'to urge or impress (an idea, fact, etc.) on someone' and is derived from the Latin word inculcare 'to stamp with the heel' (Latin calx). It has the fact or idea as its object, optionally followed by in, into, on, or upon:

I have tried to inculcate in my pupils an attitude of intelligent laziness—Guardian, 1989

He faced an uphill struggle to inculcate some road sense into some of the wildest learner–drivers on the planet—Independent, 2005.

Use with the person as object, on the analogy of indoctrinate, is also found but is not generally considered standard:

☒ They will also try to inculcate you with a spurious respect for a 'culture' which not only fails to distinguish between what is good and what is profitable [etc.]—Punch, 1992.

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verb

1. To fix (an idea, for example) in someone's mind by reemphasis and repetition: drill, drive, implant, impress, instill, pound. See teach/learn.
2. To instruct in a body of doctrine or belief: drill, indoctrinate. See teach/learn.

See words rhyming with "inculcate."

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - indskærpe, indprente

Nederlands (Dutch)
dwingend inprenten

Français (French)
v. tr. - inculquer

Deutsch (German)
v. - einpflanzen, einprägen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - εντυπώνω, εγχαράσσω (στο νου κ.λπ.), εμφυσώ, ενσταλάζω (στο νου κ.λπ.)

Italiano (Italian)
inculcare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - inculcar

Русский (Russian)
внушать мысль, внедрять

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - inculcar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - inskärpa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
反复灌输, 教育, 谆谆教诲

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 反復灌輸, 教育, 諄諄教誨

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 되풀이 하여 가르치다, 설득하다, (사상 등을) 주입하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - しっかり教え込む, …にしっかり教え込む

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يغرس, في الذهن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮נטע, שינן, החדיר, השריש בלב‬

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