to cause someone to have particular beliefs or values by repeating them frequently:
Inculcate
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To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; tourge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers humility.The most obvious and necessary duties of life they have not yet hadauthority enough to enforce and inculcate upon men's minds. S.Clarke.
Inculcate meaning & definition 1 of Inculcate.
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To impress (something) upon the mind of another by frequent instruction or repetition; instill: inculcating sound principles.
To teach (others) by frequent instruction or repetition; indoctrinate: inculcate the young with a sense of duty.Inculcate meaning & definition 2 of Inculcate.
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Instil (an idea, attitude, or habit) by persistent instruction.
Inculcate meaning & definition 3 of Inculcate.
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To use a [big word] to make yourself [sound] smart and [condescending].
Inculcate meaning & definition 4 of Inculcate.
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to fix beliefs or ideas in someones mind, especially by repeating them often:
Inculcate meaning & definition 5 of Inculcate.
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