INCULCATE


Meaning of INCULCATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈkəl-ˌkāt, ˈin-(ˌ) ]

transitive verb

( -cat·ed ; -cat·ing )

Etymology: Latin inculcatus, past participle of inculcare, literally, to tread on, from in- + calcare to trample, from calc-, calx heel

Date: 1539

: to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

Synonyms: see implant

• in·cul·ca·tion ˌin-(ˌ)kəl-ˈkā-shən noun

• in·cul·ca·tor in-ˈkəl-ˌkā-tər, ˈin-(ˌ) noun

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