Polyglot Dictionary

inculcar

/ĩkuwˈkaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
inculco
preterite (eu)
inculquei
past participle
inculcado

Meaning

  1. to instil

    • Inculcou valores nos filhos.

      He instilled values in his children.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

infundir

infundir is more about instilling an emotion or quality; inculcar is more about instilling ideas or values through teaching — both mean "to instil."

Similar in other languages

German

einflößen

einflößen is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to instil."

Spanish

inculcar

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

Spanish

infundir

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

Practice

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