inculcate

The definition of inculcate is to teach or instill something in a person by repeating the lesson over and over.

(verb)

When you teach your child over and over that lying is wrong by persistently repeating the lesson, this is an example of inculcate.

See inculcate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

to impress upon the mind by frequent repetition or persistent urging

Origin: < L inculcatus, pp. of inculcare, to tread in, tread down < in-, in, on + calcare, to trample underfoot < calx, heel: see calcar

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See inculcate in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb in·cul·cat·ed, in·cul·cat·ing, in·cul·cates

To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill: inculcating sound principles.
To teach (others) by frequent instruction or repetition; indoctrinate: inculcate the young with a sense of duty.

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Origin: Latin inculcāre, inculcāt-, to force upon

Origin: : in-, on; see in-²

Origin: + calcāre, to trample (from calx, calc-, heel)

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