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einflößen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • inspire verb To fill someone with the motivation or creative energy to do something.
  • instill verb To gradually establish an idea, feeling, or value in someone's mind so it becomes part of who they are.

Senses

einflößen is used for these senses in English:

  • instill (transitive) To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

inspire — full definition

  1. verb To fill someone with the motivation or creative energy to do something.
  2. verb (formal, physiology) To breathe in.

instill — full definition

  1. verb To gradually establish an idea, feeling, or value in someone's mind so it becomes part of who they are.
  2. verb To add a liquid slowly, drop by drop, often for medical purposes.

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