INCULCATE Meaning of INCULCATE in English v.tr. (often foll. by upon, in) urge or impress (a fact, habit, or idea) persistently. Derivatives: inculcation n. inculcator n. Etymology: L inculcare (as IN-(2), calcare tread f. calx calcis heel) Oxford English vocab. Оксфордский английский словарь. 2012