Instill - Definition

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