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third-person singular simple present inculcates, present participle inculcating, simple past and past participle inculcated
(transitive) To teach by repeated instruction. quotations examples
Those impious Pigs,Who, by frequent squeaks, have dared impugnThe settled Swellfoot system, or to makeIrreverent mockery of the genuflexionsInculcated by the arch-priest, have been whiptInto a loyal and an orthodox whine.
1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts
she had a perfect Parisian accent, was musical—all French women sing—had a great deal of tournure, the value of which she was always inculcating on her pupils: "La Grace plus belle que la beauté," was invariably the quotation when putting on her shawl; and, it must be confessed, that never did five English girls put on shawls to such perfection.
1838 (date written), L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “(please specify the page)”, in Lady Anne Granard; or, Keeping up Appearances. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], published 1842, pages 55–56
But wordless conditioning […] cannot inculcate the more complex courses of behaviour.
1932, Aldous Huxley, Brave New World, London: Chatto & Windus
(transitive) To induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons. quotations examples
all preachers , especially such as be of good temper , and have wisdom with conscience , ought to inculcate and beat upon a peace , silence , and surseance
1641, Francis Bacon, A Wise and Moderate Discourse, Concerning Church-Affaires
The right defense against false sentiments is to inculcate just sentiments.
1943, C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man