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inculcate

To 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.

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See inculcate in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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