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
transitive verb inculcated, inculcating
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
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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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