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Which part of speech is the word inculcate?

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What is the origin of the word inculcate?

1. Verb

2. Teach

3. Latin

Inculcate means to teach or instill a habit or an idea by persistent instructions.

Explanation:

Inculcate is a verb specifically transitive verb (figure of speech) as it is an act of teaching or imparting something consistently. As the word means to instill or impress an idea on someone, the best-matched definition would be as given in Merriam Webster dictionary, which defines the verb inculcate as: to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions. The word inculcate has Latin origin in the mid-sixteenth century from the verb inculcare.