INCULCATE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they inculcate ... he / she / it inculcates

Past simple: inculcated

Past participle: inculcated

-ing form: inculcating

Meaning:

Teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

Example:

inculcate values into the young generation

Synonyms:

inculcate; infuse; instill

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:

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Derivation:

inculcation (teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition)