English → Latin
“inculcate” in Latin
praedicōto proclaim, declare publicly; to announce, make known; to praise, commend, extolinculcōto trample in, tread down; to stuff, force in; to inculcate in, force upontrādōto hand over, give up, deliver, transmit, surrender; impart; entrust, confide; to leave behind, bequeath; to give up or praecipiōto take or seize beforehand, in advance; to anticipate; to enjoin, direct, order, commanddoceōto produce
The English word inculcate itself goes back to Latin calx, through inculcātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
inculcate
praedicere (προειπεῖν: to tell or warn beforehand to do or not do something; with ut, ne; especially of inculcating the wisdom, propriety, etc., of not doing something; praedicere, ne, etc.): inculcare (litterally, to tread anything in; take great pains to impress it deeply: id, quod tradatur vel etiam inculcetur, Cic., De Or., 1, 28, 127; Vatin., 11, 27). Sometimes tradere: praecipere: docere, etc.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for inculcate?
- The usual Latin words for “inculcate” are praedicō, inculcō, trādō; also praecipiō, doceō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.