Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inculcate \In*cul"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inculcated}; p.
   pr. & vb. n. {Inculcating}.] [L. inculcatus, p. p. of
   inculcare to tread on; pref. in- in, on + calcare to tread,
   fr. calx the heel; perh. akin to E. heel. Cf. 2d {Calk},
   {Heel}.]
   To teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions;
   to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers
   humility.

         The most obvious and necessary duties of life they have
         not yet had authority enough to enforce and inculcate
         upon men's minds.                        --S. Clarke.

   Syn: To instill; infuse; implant; engraft; impress.