Good morning! The word of the day is:
- Inculcate -
pronounced [in-kuhl-keyt, in-kuhl-keyt]
pronounced [in-kuhl-keyt, in-kuhl-keyt]
verb (used with object), -cat·ed, -cat·ing.
2. to cause or influence (someone) to accept an idea or feeling (usually followed by with ): Socrates inculcated his pupils with the love of truth.
1. to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly (usually followed by upon or in ): to inculcate virtue in the young.
2. to cause or influence (someone) to accept an idea or feeling (usually followed by with ): Socrates inculcated his pupils with the love of truth.
Origin
1540s, from L. inculcatus, pp. of inculcare "force upon, stamp in," from in- "in" + calcare "to tread, press in," from calx (1) "heel."
Synonyms
1. instill, infix, ingrain
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/inculcate
1540s, from L. inculcatus, pp. of inculcare "force upon, stamp in," from in- "in" + calcare "to tread, press in," from calx (1) "heel."
Synonyms
1. instill, infix, ingrain
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/inculcate
