instill in

instill something in (to) someone

to impress something into someone's mind. You need to remember your manners. I want to instill that into you. Good manners were instilled in me at home.

instill something in(to) something

to add something to a situation. The presence of the mayor instilled a legitimacy into the proceedings. Sharon sought to instill a little levity in the meeting.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Florinda	flo-REEN-dhah (Spanish)	Spanish, Portuguese
Iokua	-	Hawaiian
Anil	-	Hinduism, Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarati, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Nep
Sanjit	-	Indian, Hindi, Bengali
Oghenero	-	Western African, Urhobo
Danica	-	Serbian, Croatian, Slovene, Slovak, Czech, Macedonian, English