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  • verb Present participle of inculcate.

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Examples

  • But the culture has failed, almost entirely, in inculcating internal controls on actions that have their origin in authority.

    Lets All Surrender Our Weapons -- You First! Ann Coulter's, interesting perspective link ... 2009

  • But the culture has failed, almost entirely, in inculcating internal controls on actions that have their origin in authority.

    Lets All Surrender Our Weapons -- You First! Ann Coulter's, interesting perspective link ... 2009

  • But the culture has failed, almost entirely, in inculcating internal controls on actions that have their origin in authority.

    What's Wrong with this Picture? 2008

  • The spread of government-mandated education, again inculcating a very nationalist view, in the latter half of the 19th century also played a large role.

    How our frog was boiled « Isegoria 2008

  • But the culture has failed, almost entirely, in inculcating internal controls on actions that have their origin in authority.

    What's Wrong with this Picture? 2008

  • It can be as important a force for revitalizing our democratic form of government as it was in inculcating political doctrines into the minds of the peoples in the Axis countries.

    Educating A Democracy 1943

  • The Canadian Radio Commission is also doing a fair job in inculcating a broader Canadian spirit throughout the land,

    Is Quebec A British Province? 1934

  • There is great value in "inculcating" -- or "teaching," to use the technical term -- students about scientific methodology and nature of science, and there are wonderful websites, such as undsci. berkeley.edu, to help students understand these important topics.

    Steven Newton: In Defense of Scientific Methodology 2010

  • There is great value in "inculcating" -- or "teaching," to use the technical term -- students about scientific methodology and nature of science, and there are wonderful websites, such as undsci. berkeley.edu, to help students understand these important topics.

    Steven Newton: In Defense of Scientific Methodology Steven Newton 2010

  • As it turns out, the vehemence with which politicians leapt to defend the state’s interest in inculcating obedient allegiance to the flag, and to define the flag as a sacred object that one might be punished for treating impiously, bespeaks a more than merely metaphorical sensitivity at this point.

    AKMA’s Random Thoughts 2005

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