We must instill patriotism into the young people of today.
Source: tatoeba (23109)
Instill
Synonyms for "instill" (61 found)
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3 entriesderived
3 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
2 entriesTranslations
50 translations across 21 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- вливам на капки verb (to pour in drop by drop)
- внушавам verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
Catalan
2 entries- inculcar verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
- suscitar verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 灌輸 /灌输 verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
Czech
3 entries- nakapat verb (to pour in drop by drop)
- vkapat verb (to pour in drop by drop)
- vštípit verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
Dutch
1 entries- bijbrengen verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
Finnish
4 entries- iskostaa verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
- juurruttaa verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
- tiputtaa verb (to pour in drop by drop)
- valuttaa verb (to pour in drop by drop)
French
2 entries- inculquer verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
- instiller verb (to pour in drop by drop)
German
4 entries- anerziehen verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
- beibringen verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
- einflößen verb (to pour in drop by drop)
- einimpfen verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
Greek
1 entries- ενσταλάζω verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
Italian
3 entries- inculcare verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
- instillare verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
- suscitare verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
Latin
1 entries- indō verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
Manx
1 entries- sheel verb (to pour in drop by drop)
Pennsylvania German
1 entries- aabefehle verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
Polish
4 entries- wkraplać verb (to pour in drop by drop)
- wkroplić verb (to pour in drop by drop)
- wpajać verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
- wpoić verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
Portuguese
2 entries- inculcar verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
- instilar verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
Romanian
1 entries- insufla verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
Russian
4 entries- влива́ть по ка́пле verb (to pour in drop by drop)
- влить по ка́пле verb (to pour in drop by drop)
- внуша́ть verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
- внуши́ть verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- teagaisg verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
Spanish
4 entries- infundir verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
- instilar verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
- instilar verb (to pour in drop by drop)
- insuflar verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
Swedish
1 entries- ingjuta verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
Turkish
3 entries- aşılamak verb (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)
- damla damla akıtmak verb (to pour in drop by drop)
- damlatmak verb (to pour in drop by drop)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
As children are known to emulate the values of adults, it is often pointed out such "education mamas" instill a warped sense of values in their children.
Source: tatoeba (38111)
It may be a lie that the young are made to believe they can do anything they like; achieve anything; become anything, because by definition we cannot all be extraordinary. Yet, it may be productive to instill in children the hope and will to strive to become their best.
Source: tatoeba (2971659)
Algeria needs to instill confidence in potential investors.
Source: tatoeba (7859735)
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