Big Word Wednesday: Inculcate

So I was reading, as I am apt to do, and was stumped by a word. Now, I could get the point of the word from the surrounding sentences, and I've read this book so many times that I've seen it before, but by george, I think I always thought it was "innoculated."

So wrong.

The word as I read it was "inculcated." You see my confusion?

inculcate. verb. [in-kuhl-keyt]. to implant by repeated statement or admonition; teach persistently and earnestly. to cause or influence (someone) to accept an idea or feeling.

• ...to inculcate virtue in the young.
• Socrates inculcated his pupils with the love of truth.

Enjoy my confusion! Ever been confused by a word?

Ciao,
kc