inculcate

English

WOTD – 14 July 2009

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inculcātus, perfect passive participle of inculcō (“impress upon, force upon”), from in + calcō (“tread upon, trample”), from calx (“heel”).

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈɪn.kʌl.keɪt/
(UK) IPA^(key): /ɪn.ˈkʌl.keɪt/
Audio (UK) (file)

Verb

inculcate (third-person singular simple present inculcates, present participle inculcating, simple past and past participle inculcated)

(transitive) To teach by repeated instruction.
Synonyms: instill, ingrain
- 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts:
  Those impious Pigs,
  Who, by frequent squeaks, have dared impugn
  The settled Swellfoot system, or to make
  Irreverent mockery of the genuflexions
  Inculcated by the arch-priest, have been whipt
  Into a loyal and an orthodox whine.
- 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, OCLC 1000392275, pages 55–56:
  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.
- 1932, Aldous Huxley, Brave New World‎, Chatto & Windus:
  But wordless conditioning […] cannot inculcate the more complex courses of behaviour.
(transitive) To induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons.
- 1641, Francis Bacon, A Wise and Moderate Discourse, Concerning Church-Affaires
  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
- 1943, C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man:
  The right defense against false sentiments is to inculcate just sentiments.

Translations

teach by repeated instruction

Armenian: մտքում տպավորել (mtkʿum tpavorel), արմատավորել (hy) (armatavorel), մտցնել (hy) (mtcʿnel), պատվաստել (hy) (patvastel)
Bulgarian: втълпявам (bg) (vtǎlpjavam)
Crimean Tatar: talim,
Czech: vštípit
Dutch: inprenten (nl)
French: inculquer (fr)
German: einimpfen (de), einschärfen (de)
Italian: inculcare (it)
Latin: inculcō
Norwegian: innprente
Portuguese: inculcar (pt)
Russian: прививать (ru) (privivatʹ)
Serbo-Croatian: utuviti (sh)
Spanish: inculcar (es)
Turkish: telkin etmek (tr)

to induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons

Armenian: ներշնչել (hy) (neršnčʿel), արմատավորել (hy) (armatavorel), մտցնել (hy) (mtcʿnel), հաղորդել (hy) (hałordel)
Bulgarian: внушавам (bg) (vnušavam)
Latin: inculcō
Romanian: inculca (ro), înrădăcina (ro)
Russian: внушать (ru) (vnušatʹ), насаждать (ru) (nasaždatʹ)
Spanish: inculcar (es) m

Italian

Verb

inculcate

inflection of inculcare:
1. second-person plural present indicative
2. second-person plural imperative

Participle

inculcate f pl

feminine plural of inculcato

Latin

Participle

inculcāte

vocative masculine singular of inculcātus