inculcate

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to instill an idea or habit by persistent instruction

   Parents try to inculcate good manners in their children.

2. 2
   verb

   to teach someone an attitude or belief through repetition

   The coach inculcated a sense of discipline in the team.

From Latin in- ('in, on') + calcare ('to tread, press'), forming inculcare ('to tread on, impress upon'); via Middle English inculcaten ('to impress upon the mind', 15th c.) into Modern English inculcate ('instill by persistent instruction').

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