inculcate+implant

  • 1inculcate — implant, instill Analogous words: infuse, inoculate, imbue, leaven: *teach, instruct, educate: impart, *communicate …

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  • 2implant — verb (t) /ɪmˈplænt / (say im plant), / ˈplant/ (say plahnt) 1. to instil or inculcate: implant sound principles. 2. to plant in something; infix: implant living tissue. 3. Obsolete to plant: implant the seeds. 4. to insert (an artificial implant… …

  • 3implant — implant, inculcate, instill are comparable when they mean to introduce into the mind. Implant usually implies teaching, and it stresses the fixedness or permanency of what has been taught {the teacher, the parent, or the friend can often do much… …

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  • 4Inculcate — 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… …

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  • 5implant — [im plant′; ] for n. [ im′plant΄] vt. [Fr implanter: see IN 1 & PLANT] 1. to plant firmly or deeply; embed 2. to fix firmly in the mind; instill; inculcate 3. Med. Dentistry to insert (a substance, organ, or piece of living tissue) within the… …

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  • 6inculcate — I verb convince, direct, discipline, educate, guide, imbue, implant, impress, impress by repeated statement, impress upon the mind, imprint, inculcare, indoctrinate, infix, infuse, inspire, instill, instruct, lecture, plant, preach, prelect,… …

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  • 7inculcate — [v] implant, infuse information brainwash*, break down, communicate, drill, drum into*, educate, hammer into*, impart, impress, indoctrinate, inseminate, instill, instruct, plant, program, shape up, teach, work over*; concepts 14,285 …

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  • 8implant — index educate, embed, enter (insert), fix (make firm), imbue, inculcate, infuse …

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  • 9implant — I. verb Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to fix or set securely or deeply < a ruby implanted in the idol s forehead > b. to set permanently in the consciousness or habit patterns ; inculcate 2. to insert in living tissue (as for growth,&#8230; …

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  • 10implant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. plant, embed, fix, set in; inculcate, instill; graft, engraft. See insertion. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. insert, root, fix, inculcate; see embed 1 , instill . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To fix&#8230; …

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