"instill" in the verb sense
1. instill, transfuse
impart gradually
"Her presence instilled faith into the children"
"transfuse love of music into the students"
2. instill, instil
enter drop by drop
"instill medication into my eye"
3. impress, ingrain, instill
produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
"Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
4. inculcate, instill, infuse
teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
"inculcate values into the young generation"
5. impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture
fill, as with a certain quality
"The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
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