See inculcate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"roman": "vnušatʹ",
"sense": "to induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons",
"word": "внушать"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "nasaždatʹ",
"sense": "to induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons",
"word": "насаждать"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "to induce understanding or a particular sentiment in a person or persons",
"word": "inculcar"
}
],
"word": "inculcate"
}
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