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inculcate (v.)
1540s, from Latin
inculcatus,
past participle of
inculcare
"force upon, stamp in, tread down," from
in-
"in" (see
in-
(2)) +
calcare
"to tread, press in," from
calx
(1) "heel." Related:
Inculcated
;
inculcating
.