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Instill

Instill Meaning & Definition
Instill Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Instill?

[v] fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
[v] teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
[v] make a deep and indelible impression on someone
[v] enter drop by drop, as of medication into an eye
[v] impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Instill: impregnate | impress | inculcate | infuse | infuse | ingrain | instil | tincture | transfuse

Related Terms | Find terms related to Instill: beat into | besprinkle | brainwash | breathe | brew | catechize | color | condition | decoct | dredge | dye | engrave | entincture | etch | flavor | grave | imbrue | imbue | implant | impregnate | impress | imprint | inculcate | indoctrinate | infiltrate | infix | infuse | inoculate | inscribe | inseminate | leaven | penetrate | permeate | pervade | program | saturate | season | stamp | steep | suffuse | temper | tincture | tinge | transfuse

See Also | add | affect | bestow | breathe | bring | contribute | din | drill | enter | fill | fill up | impart | infix | insert | introduce | lend | make full | move | strike

Instill In Webster's Dictionary

\In*still"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instilling}.] [L. instillare, instillatum; pref. in- in + stillare to drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller. See {Distill}.] [Written also {instil}.] To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed. That starlight dews All silently their tears of love instill. --Byron. How hast thou instilled Thy malice into thousands. --Milton. Syn: To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate.

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