물들다

Verb

1. 1

   be dyed; be colored; be tinged

   For a color to permeate or spread slowly; to be imparted or stained by something.

   Korean definition: 빛깔이 서서히 퍼지거나 옮아서 묻다.

   • 저녁 무렵이 되자 바깥은 석양으로 붉게 물들었다.

     As evening fell, the outside was tinged red with the setting sun.

   • 아버지는 어느새 머리카락이 하얗게 물들어 있었고, 나는 그제서야 세월을 실감했다.

     Father's hair had turned white before I knew it, and only then did I truly feel the passage of time.

2. 2

   be imbued; be influenced

   To resemble someone or something under the influence of his/her or its environment, act, or ideas, etc.

   Korean definition: 환경이나 행동, 사상 등의 영향을 받아 닮다.

   • 부모는 자녀가 나쁜 습관에 물들지 않도록 잘 지도해야 할 의무가 있다.

     Parents have a duty to guide their children well so they don't pick up bad habits.

   • 자신만의 생각이 없는 사람일수록 어떤 사상에 물들면 헤어나기가 더욱 힘들다.

     The less someone has their own ideas, the harder it is for them to escape once they are steeped in an ideology.