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.
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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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