English to English
verb
- impart gradually
Her presence instilled faith into the children.
Transfuse love of music into the students.
source: WordNet 3.0
- enter drop by drop
Instill medication into my eye.
source: WordNet 3.0
- produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us.
source: WordNet 3.0
- teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
Inculcate values into the young generation.
source: WordNet 3.0
- fill, as with a certain quality
The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
verb
- [instíl] Isalin
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
