instills

1. impart graduallyExamples: "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"Synonyms: instill, transfuse

2. enter drop by dropExamples: "instill medication into my eye"Synonyms: instil, instill

3. produce or try to produce a vivid impression ofExamples: "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"Synonyms: impress, ingrain, instill

4. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitionsExamples: "inculcate values into the young generation"Synonyms: inculcate, infuse, instill

5. fill, as with a certain qualityExamples: "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"Synonyms: impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture