instill

impart gradually

• “Her presence instilled faith into the children”
• “transfuse love of music into the students”

enter drop by drop

• “instill medication into my eye”

produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

• “Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us”

teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

• “inculcate values into the young generation”

fill, as with a certain quality

• “The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide”