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inculcate

verb as in implant, infuse information

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It suggests a household that lacks rules, or plays by rules other than the ones most of us have been inculcated with.

Her generation was inculcated to cozy up to men in power and treat younger women like competition or pets; she keeps her conscience as compartmentalized as a box of fishing tackle.

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“This is not about enforcing standards,” she said, “it’s about inculcating a particular value system within the officer corps.”

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"I think you need to try and inculcate people into an understanding of the structures of governance, how you can engage in those structures."

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“Susanna inculcated the value of tradition and heritage to everyone she knew.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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