INCULCATES Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

inculcates

verb

present tense third-person singular of inculcate

as in suffuses

to cause (as a person) to become filled or saturated with a certain quality or principle dedicated teachers inculcating young minds with a love of learning

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as in plants

to set permanently in the consciousness or mind-set a malcontent who inculcated in his offspring an abiding distrust of all civil authority

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Recent Examples of inculcates Because there’s something about the college environment that really inculcates hierarchy. — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026

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But the latter’s crisply executed harmonies are but one of multiple examples of what splendid singing suffuses this production.

— Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 23 May 2026
Announcing its hardcore aspirations with a moody steel-blue palette that suffuses the rural setting with dread, the film takes place almost entirely on a remote cow farm, the home of a mixed-race family of three.

— Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 22 May 2026

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Calling addiction a disease that breeds in isolation, Beshear worried people would stop seeking treatment for fear of contracting COVID-19.

— Alex Acquisto, ProPublica, 30 July 2026
There is no set temperature at which one forms, Giannaros said; what is needed is the kind of atmosphere that breeds dry thunderstorms — very hot, very dry air near the ground, with cooler and moister air above it.

— Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

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The heart-pounding, Reznoresque theme instills a sense of urgency in the viewer to match that of the kitchen crew.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 25 June 2026
After all, the liberal arts are, at their root, about giving people a well-rounded education that deeply instills critical thinking, communication, adaptability, and analytical skills.

— Jamie Merisotis, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026

Definition of instills

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Earlier this month, the company launched Frontier Company, a new division that embeds 6,000 industry and engineering experts directly inside customer organizations to co-design and deploy AI systems, according to Microsoft's own announcement.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
The shim also embeds the policy so enforcement doesn’t rely exclusively on the external variable.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026

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