inculcate
Example Sentences
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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.
“This is not about enforcing standards,” she said, “it’s about inculcating a particular value system within the officer corps.”
From Salon
"I think you need to try and inculcate people into an understanding of the structures of governance, how you can engage in those structures."
From BBC
“Susanna inculcated the value of tradition and heritage to everyone she knew.”
From Los Angeles Times
Athletic contests are a schoolhouse of democracy that inculcates the habits of civic engagement necessary for a free people to thrive.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
