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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Inculcate \In*cul"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inculcated}; p.
pr & vb n. {Inculcating}.] [L. inculcatus p. p. of
inculcare to tread on pref. in- in on + calcare to tread,
fr calx the heel; perh. akin to E. heel. Cf 2d {Calk},
{Heel}.]
To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions;
to urge on the mind; as Christ inculcates on his followers
humility.
The most obvious and necessary duties of life they have
not yet had authority enough to enforce and inculcate
upon men's minds. --S. Clarke.
Syn: To instill; infuse; implant; engraft; impress.
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