Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IN-CULC'ATE
IN-CULC'ATE, v.t. [L. inculco, to drive or force on; in and calco, to tread, calx, the heel.]
To impress by frequent admonitions; to teach and enforce by frequent repetitions; to urge on the mind. Our Savior inculcates on his followers humility and forgiveness of injuries.
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