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v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Concultated; p. pr. & vb. n. Conculcating. ] [ L. conculcatus, p. p. of conculcare to conculcate fr. calx heel. ] To tread or trample under foot. [ Obs. ] Bp. Montagu

-- Con`cul*ca"tion n. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

a. [ L. creber close + sulcus furrow. ] (Zool.) Marked with closely set transverse furrows. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Defalcated; p. pr. & vb. n. Defalcating. ] [ LL. defalcatus, p. p. of defalcare to deduct, orig., to cut off with a sickle; L. de- + falx, falcis, a sickle. See Falchion. ] To cut off; to take away or deduct a part of; -- used chiefly of money, accounts, rents, income, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

To show what may be practicably and safely defalcated from them [ the estimates ]. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To commit defalcation; to embezzle money held in trust. “Some partner defalcating, or the like.” Carlyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ LL. defalcatio: cf. F. défalcation. ] 1. A lopping off; a diminution; abatement; deficit. Specifically: Reduction of a claim by deducting a counterclaim; set- off. Abbott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is lopped off, diminished, or abated. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An abstraction of money, etc., by an officer or agent having it in trust; an embezzlement. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A defaulter or embezzler. [ Modern ] [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. falcatus, fr. falx, falcis, a sickle or scythe. ] Hooked or bent like a sickle; as, a falcate leaf; a falcate claw; -- said also of the moon, or a planet, when horned or crescent-formed. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being falcate; a bend in the form of a sickle. Sir T. Browne. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; to urge on the mind; as, Christ inculcates on his followers humility. [ 1913 Webster ]

The most obvious and necessary duties of life they have not yet had authority enough to enforce and inculcate upon men's minds. S. Clarke.

Syn. -- To instill; infuse; implant; engraft; impress. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. inculcatio: cf. F. inculcation. ] A teaching and impressing by frequent repetitions. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] One who inculcates. Boyle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Multi- + sulcate. ] Having many furrows. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Quadri + sulcate. ] (Zool.) Having four hoofs; as, a quadrisulcate foot; a quadrisulcate animal. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. sulcatus, p. p. of sulcare to furrow, fr. sulcus a furrow. ] Scored with deep and regular furrows; furrowed or grooved; as, a sulcated stem. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A channel or furrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + sulcate. ] Having three furrows, forks, or prongs; having three grooves or sulci; three-grooved. [ 1913 Webster ]