Found 2 items, similar to instil.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: instil
instil
v : enter drop by drop;
“instill medication into my eye” [syn:
instill]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: instil
instil
\instil\ v. t.
same as
instill.
Syn: instill.
[WordNet 1.5]
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.
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That starlight dews
All silently their tears of love instill. --Byron.
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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.
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