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1 definition found 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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