inculcate

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The Word of the Day for December 28 is:

inculcate   \in-KUL-kayt\   verb
     : to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

Example sentence: 
     More than anything, Don and Gloria try to inculcate in their children the 
importance of treating others the way they wish to be treated themselves.

Did you know?
     "Inculcate" derives from the past participle of the Latin verb 
"inculcare," meaning "to tread on." In Latin, "inculcare" possesses both 
literal and figurative meanings, referring to either the act of walking over 
something or to that of impressing something upon the mind, often by way of 
steady repetition. It is the figurative sense that survives with "inculcate," 
which was first used in English in the 16th century. "Inculcare" was formed in 
Latin by combining the prefix "in-" with "calcare," meaning "to trample," and 
ultimately derives from the noun "calx," meaning "heel." In normal usage 
"inculcate" is typically followed by the prepositions "in" or "into," with the 
object of the preposition being the person or thing receiving the instruction.  






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