Found 2 items, similar to Instill.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: instill instill v 1: impart gradually; “Her presence instilled faith into the children”; “transfuse love of music into the students” [syn: transfuse] 2: enter drop by drop; “instill medication into my eye” [syn: instil] 3: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; “Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us” [syn: impress, ingrain] 4: teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; “inculcate values into the young generation” [syn: inculcate, infuse] 5: fill, as with a certain quality; “The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide” [syn: impregnate, infuse, tincture]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Instill Instill \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.] 1. To drop in; to pour in drop by drop. [1913 Webster] That starlight dews All silently their tears of love instill. --Byron. [1913 Webster] 2. Specifically: To infuse (knowledge or attitudes) into the mind of another, slowly or gradually; to impart gradually; to cause to be imbibed. [PJC] How hast thou instilled Thy malice into thousands. --Milton. Syn: To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate. [1913 Webster]