instil
verb
[ ɪnˈstɪl ]
• gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude) in a person's mind.
• "the standards her parents had instilled into her"
Similar:
inculcate,
implant,
fix,
ingrain,
infuse,
impress,
imprint,
introduce,
engender,
produce,
generate,
induce,
inspire,
promote,
foster,
hammer into,
drum into,
drive into,
drill into,
din into,
imbue,
brainwash,
indoctrinate,
teach,
• put (a substance) into something in the form of liquid drops.
• "she was told how to instil eye drops"
Origin:
late Middle English (in instil (sense 2)): from Latin instillare, from in- ‘into’ + stillare ‘to drop’ (from stilla ‘a drop’).
