inculcate

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inculcātus, perfect passive participle of inculcō (“impress upon, force upon”), from in + calcō (“tread upon, trample”), from calx (“heel”).

verb

1. (transitive) To teach by repeated instruction.
   Those impious Pigs, Who, by frequent squeaks, have dared impugn The settled Swellfoot system, or to make Irreverent mockery of the genuflexions Inculcated by the arch-priest, have been whipt Into a loyal and an orthodox whine. 1820, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Oedipus Tyrannus; Or, Swellfoot The Tyrant: A Tragedy in Two Acts
2. (transitive) To induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons.
   all preachers , especially such as be of good temper , and have wisdom with conscience , ought to inculcate and beat upon a peace , silence , and surseance 1641, Francis Bacon, A Wise and Moderate Discourse, Concerning Church-Affaires
   The right defense against false sentiments is to inculcate just sentiments. 1943, C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man