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as in to suffuse
to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle
dedicated teachers inculcating young minds with a love of learning
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as in to plant
to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set
a malcontent who inculcated in his offspring an abiding distrust of all civil authority
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Recent Examples of inculcate
Patriotism is a value that an IP-dependent tech company fighting Chinese rivals might well be happy to see inculcated in its employees.
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Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
That’s true for Tamma in a different way – it’s inculcated in Tamma that no one will help her but that’s not true.
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Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
For a few glorious years, the school worked to inculcate an intellectually rigorous and formally adventurous a grasp of the medium among a new generation of filmmakers.
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Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
8 Jan. 2026
So how best to inculcate a creative mindset and unlock the power of AI?
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Andrew Staples,
Fortune,
9 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inculcate
Walter Russell Mead,
The Atlantic,
24 Jan. 2026
That’s true for Tamma in a different way – it’s inculcated in Tamma that no one will help her but that’s not true.
—
Stuart Miller,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
For a few glorious years, the school worked to inculcate an intellectually rigorous and formally adventurous a grasp of the medium among a new generation of filmmakers.
—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
8 Jan. 2026
So how best to inculcate a creative mindset and unlock the power of AI?
—
Andrew Staples,
Fortune,
9 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for inculcate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inculcate
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His brow is porcelain-smooth and suffused with light, his locks glossy and curled, his nose straight and regular.
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The seductive serenity of the Alps on a sunny day suffused the scene.
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Her suggestions include an IONNYK digital art frame, planting trees in a national park through the National Park Foundation or a custom travel trunk by Eva Joan Repair.
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This season, some farmers may opt to plant crops that require less nitrogen fertilizer than corn, such as soy beans, in response to rising costs.
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Born and raised in Miami, Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli’s career has centered around the city’s culinary identity, most notably through infusing his own heritage—Argentine and Italian—in his dishes.
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Looking even further ahead, Nike’s men’s Paris Fashion Week spring 2027 previews included a new version of its Air Max Goadome Low boot infused with Foamposite material.
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With no natural predators and the ability to breed year-round, their populations have exploded over the decades.
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Plant breeders, including universities, have long experimented with breeding new crop varieties, and some have become household names.
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The space will also be imbued with Emirates signature scent, which has notes of bergamot, citrus, and soft wood.
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Then there’s the mythic highway – a cultural icon imbued with nostalgia for a specific, 20th-century idea of romance, adventure, freedom and the American West.
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There is little doubt that having his father as a coach helped shape the way Brunson carried himself on and off the court, instilling a sense of discipline and composure that are the hallmarks of his leadership.
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Studies on the psychology of saving have found attaching tangible milestones to financial planning, such as a goal to buy a home, tend to instill better savings habits in young people.
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Pre-bunking to inoculate against misinformation Fighting back against misinformation about climate change has proved to be possible, though not easy.
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Inoculation involved taking pus from a pock of someone with a not-very-severe case of smallpox, making a cut in the arm of the person to be inoculated, and rubbing the pus into the cut.
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Welty was following a GPS tracker that researchers had imbedded into the female python.
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That intellectual development did not end with Wilson, but became embedded in the institutions of the new Republic.
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“Inculcate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inculcate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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