From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishinculcatein‧cul‧cate /ˈɪŋkʌlkeɪt $ ɪnˈkʌl-/ verb [transitive] formal EFFECT/INFLUENCEto fix ideas, principles etc in someone’s mindinculcate something in/into somebody I try to inculcate a sense of responsibility in my children. Not all schools manage to successfully inculcate a love of learning. —inculcation /ˌɪŋkʌlˈkeɪʃən/ noun [uncountable]→ See Verb table
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inculcate• One collection of such gives insight into the literal way spiritual truths were inculcated.• Third, the proposals had to experiment with the new concepts that the change leaders hoped to inculcate.• However hard parents try to inculcate a sense of responsibility in their children, the habits of childhood die hard.• Colleges inculcate a subtle disdain for work, he said.• Religion was important here, inculcating as it did the traditions of service and good works.• Nor are we going to preach about the importance of inculcating children with the habit of thrift.• The effort to inculcate ethical behavior without religious faith seems one of the great fiascoes of the modern age.• I have tried to inculcate in my pupils an attitude of intelligent laziness.Origin inculcate (1500-1600) Latin past participle of inculcare “to tread on”, from calx “heel” 