inculcator

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in·cul·cate

(ĭn-kŭl′kāt′, ĭn′kŭl-)

tr.v. in·cul·cat·ed, in·cul·cat·ing, in·cul·cates

1. To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill: inculcating sound principles.

2. To teach (others) by frequent instruction or repetition; indoctrinate: inculcate the young with a sense of duty.

[Latin inculcāre, inculcāt-, to force upon : in-, on; see in-² + calcāre, to trample (from calx, calc-, heel).]

in′cul·ca′tion n.

in·cul′ca′tor n.

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