inculcating

verb

present participle of inculcate
1
as in suffusing
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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2
as in planting
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 Synonyms for inculcating
  1. suffusing
  2. planting
  3. infusing
  4. breeding
  5. instilling
  6. implanting
  7. embedding
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  • After suffusing some of this lunar simulant with helium-3, Interlune will use those samples to test its extraction methods.
    — Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 14 May 2026
  • And, yes, suffusing it all is Pelicot’s interesting unreliability—to herself above all.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 May 2026
Definition of suffusing
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  • As a bonus, those seasons are ideal for planting a replacement shrub or re-establishing a lawn if it is damaged during the shrub removal.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 5 July 2026
  • Daugherty recommends planting various evergreens to provide food and shelter for birds over the winter.
    — The Spruce, The Spruce, 5 July 2026
Definition of planting
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  • Born and raised in Miami, Chef Giorgio Rapicavoli’s career has centered around the city’s culinary identity, most notably through infusing his own heritage—Argentine and Italian—in his dishes.
    — Carinne Geil Botta, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • The Sagittarius moon coordinates with Saturn, infusing your goals with a stronger sense of purpose.
    — USA TODAY, USA Today, 27 June 2026
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  • How to avoid a mosquito bite The best way to prevent infection is to stop mosquitoes from breeding around your home and avoid getting bit.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • For years, the only factory breeding sterile flies in the Western Hemisphere was in Panama, but the USDA invested $21 million to convert a site in southern Mexico from breeding fruit flies to recently start breeding screwworm flies.
    — John Hanna, Fortune, 8 July 2026
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  • There is little doubt that having his father as a coach helped shape the way Brunson carried himself on and off the court, instilling a sense of discipline and composure that are the hallmarks of his leadership.
    — Theodore McDarrah, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Providing accessibility also means instilling transparency.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026
Definition of instilling
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  • The two-part procedure involves implanting thin electrodes into precise areas of the brain linked to Tourette symptoms, then connecting them under the skin to a pulse generator near the collarbone.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • The surgical procedure involves implanting a complex, electrical device that allows deaf children and adults to hear.
    — James G. Naples, Fortune, 27 June 2026
Definition of implanting
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  • One of Tinic’s earliest moves when stepping into the CIO role was the creation of centralized data and AI teams, rather than embedding those resources into various infrastructure and application teams.
    — John Kell, Fortune, 8 July 2026
  • Local Partnerships And Community-First Cruising One of the primary ways Norwegian microcruises are supporting sustainable travel in the region is by embedding themselves firmly into local economies, rather than overwhelming them.
    — Indrabati Lahiri, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of embedding
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