different between inculcate vs inculcation

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

Etymology

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Noun

inculcation (countable and uncountable, plural inculcations)

1. The teaching of something by using frequent repetition

Translations

Related terms

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