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| 1. | [ verb ] (education) teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions | |
| Synonyms: | inculcate infuse | |
| Examples: | "inculcate values into the young generation" |
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| Related terms: | drill din inculcation | |
| 2. | [ verb ] produce or try to produce a vivid impression of | |
| Synonyms: | impress ingrain | |
| Examples: | "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" |
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| Related terms: | affect inculcation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] enter drop by drop, as of medication into an eye | |
| Synonyms: | instil | |
| Related terms: | insert instillation instillator | |
| 4. | [ verb ] impart gradually | |
| Synonyms: | transfuse | |
| Examples: | "Her presence instilled faith into the children" "transfuse love of music into the students" |
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| Related terms: | lend breathe | |
| 5. | [ verb ] fill, as with a certain quality | |
| Synonyms: | infuse tincture impregnate | |
| Examples: | "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" |
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| Related terms: | fill infusion | |
| Similar spelling: |
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