inculcate
/ˈɪn.kʌl.keɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.29 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
- "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."
- "But wordless conditioning […] cannot inculcate the more complex courses of behaviour."
- "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"
- "The right defense against false sentiments is to inculcate just sentiments."
- "The institutional forces — school, psychiatry, police — that inculcate conformity and enforce heterosexuality in gay youth."
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin inculcātus, perfect passive participle of inculcō (“impress upon, force upon”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from in- (“in”) + calcō (“tread upon, trample”), from calx (“heel”). Participial usage of the adjective up until Early Modern English.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɪn.kʌl.keɪt/
- British English: /ɪnˈkʌl.keɪt/