instill

Verb
  1. Impart gradually (synset 202330038)
    "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"
    is a type of: add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart, lend - bestow a quality on
    subtypes: breathe - impart as if by breathing
    same as: transfuse
  2. Enter drop by drop (synset 201425316)
    "instill medication into my eye"
    is a type of: enter, infix, insert, introduce - put or introduce into something
    same as: instil
  3. Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of (synset 200730355)
    "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
    is a type of: affect, impress, move, strike - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
    same as: impress, ingrain
  4. Teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions (synset 200607995)
    "inculcate values into the young generation"
    is a type of: drill - teach by repetition
    subtypes: din - instill (into a person) by constant repetition
    same as: inculcate, infuse
  5. Fill, as with a certain quality (synset 200499380)
    "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
    is a type of: fill, fill up, make full - make full, also in a metaphorical sense
    same as: impregnate, infuse, tincture

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