Polyglot Dictionary

inculcar

/inkulˈkaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
inculco
preterite (yo)
inculqué
past participle
inculcado

Meaning

  1. to instil

    • Le inculcó valores.

      He instilled values in him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

infundir

infundir is slightly more about instilling an emotion or quality, like instilling courage; inculcar is more about instilling ideas or values through teaching.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

inculcar

inculcar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to instil."

Portuguese

infundir

infundir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to instil."

Practice

1 What does inculcar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches inculcar?

verb

Last updated