instill
v.to give someone a feeling, belief, or quality over a long period of time. It is often used when a parent or teacher teaches a child a value.
v.to implant or impress a feeling, belief, or quality in someone through persistent effort. Transitive; typically used in the context of education or moral development.
“Parents try to instill a love of reading in their children.”
“The school curriculum is designed to instill a sense of responsibility and community service in every student.”
“Through decades of rigorous training and mentorship, the master sought to instill in his apprentices a level of discipline that would define their entire professional careers.”
“Victoria and her husband , Albert, were early adopters of photography , instilling a love of the new technology in their many royal relatives.”
“I think it’s reasonable to interpret this jumbling as a tactic intended to chill protected activity by instilling fear in those who disagree with the Trump administration’s policies.”
Borrowed from Latin instillō.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.