VERB | cognition | inculcate, instill, infuse | teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
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Sounds | ih'ngkahlkey.t | |
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Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... |
Meaning | teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
Example | "inculcate values into the young generation" | |
Synonyms | instill, infuse | |
Narrower | din | instill (into a person) by constant repetition |
Broader | drill | teach by repetition |
Spanish | inbuir, inculcar, instilar | |
Catalan | inculcar | |
Nouns | inculcation | teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition |
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