Instill
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To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impartgradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed.That starlight dews All silently their tears of love instill. Byron.How hast thou instilled Thy malice into thousands. Milton.
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to put a feeling, idea, or principle gradually into someones mind, so that it has a strong influence on the way that person thinks or behaves:
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Gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude, especially a desirable one) in a persons mind.
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