Inculcate (verb)
in-kul-kayt
Instil (an idea, attitude, or habit) by persistent instruction.
Mid 16th century: from Latin inculcat- ‘pressed in’, from the verb inculcare, from in- ‘into’ + calcare ‘to tread’ (from calx, calc- ‘heel’).
Example sentences
“They tried to inculcate respect for the future into them.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)