different between inculcate vs edify

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inculc?tus, perfect passive participle of inculc? (“impress upon, force upon”), from in + calc? (“tread upon, trample”), from calx (“heel”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /??n.k?l.ke?t/

Verb

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

1. (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.
2. (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

Translations

Italian

Verb

inculcate

1. second-person plural present indicative of inculcare
2. second-person plural imperative of inculcare
3. feminine plural of inculcato

Latin

Participle

inculc?te

1. vocative masculine singular of inculc?tus

English

Alternative forms

• ædify (archaic)

Etymology

From Old French edifier (“to build, to edify”), from Latin aedificare (“build”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??d?fa?/

Verb

edify (third-person singular simple present edifies, present participle edifying, simple past and past participle edified)

1. (now rare) To build, construct.
2. (transitive) To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.
   • January 23, 1783, Edward Gibbon, letter to Dr. Priestley

     It does not appear probable that our dispute [about miracles] would either edify or enlighten the public.

   • 1813, The Connecticut Evangelical Magazine, Vol. VI, page 455

     That they ought to edify one another by maintaining and promoting the knowledge of truth.

   • 1641, Francis Bacon, A Wise and Moderate Discourse, Concerning Church-Affaires

     frustrate the best endeavours in the edifying of the church

Related terms

• edification
• edificator
• edifice
• edifier
• edifying

Translations

Anagrams

• deify