SUPREME WORD OF THE DAY: INCULCATE
PRONUNCIATION:
(in-KUHL-kayt,
IN-kuhl-)
MEANING:.
verb tr.:
To instill something into the mind of a person by repetition.
ETYMOLOGY:
From Latin inculcare
(to tread on), from in- (in) + calcare (to tread), from calx (heel). Earliest
documented use: 1559.
USAGE:
"Hong Leong
Foundation also hopes to inculcate an appreciation of the arts within the group
and its employees." Long Service Awards;
The Business Times (Singapore); Jul 17, 2014.
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