Dictionary
in•cul•cate
Pronunciation: (in-kul'kāt, in'kul-kāt"), [key]—
v.t., -cat•ed, -cat•ing.
1. to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually fol. by
upon or
in):
to inculcate virtue in the young.
2. to cause or influence (someone) to accept an idea or feeling (usually fol. by
with):
Socrates inculcated his pupils with the love of truth. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.