Definitions for Instill
ɪnˈstɪlin·still

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. instill, transfuseverb

   impart gradually

   "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"

2. instill, instilverb

   enter drop by drop

   "instill medication into my eye"

3. impress, ingrain, instillverb

   produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

   "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"

4. inculcate, instill, infuseverb

   teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

   "inculcate values into the young generation"

5. impregnate, infuse, instill, tinctureverb

   fill, as with a certain quality

   "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Instillverb

   Specifically: To infuse (knowledge or attitudes) into the mind of another, slowly or gradually; to impart gradually; to cause to be imbibed.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. instillverb

   To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.

   It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age.

2. instillverb

   To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

3. Etymology: From instillo.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. instill

   To instill is to gradually but firmly establish an idea, value, feeling, or habit in a person's mind or character. It is the process of imparting or introducing something consistently over a period of time.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Instillverb

   to drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed

2. Etymology: [L. instillare, instillatum; pref. in- in + stillare to drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller. See Distill.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Instill

   Instill is the leading provider of technology solutions and services in the $58 billion foodservice industry. Leading consumer packaged goods manufacturers and retail companies such as General Mills, Procter Gamble, ConAgra, Sodexho, SUBWAY®, and International Dairy Queen leverage Instill's solutions—a unique combination of supply chain information services and analytic applications—to reduce costs, control risk, and grow revenues.

Suggested ResourcesRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Instill

   Install vs. Instill -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Install and Instill.

Matched Categories

1. • Fill
   • Introduce
   • Lend

How to pronounce Instill?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Instill in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Instill in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Instill in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Instill in a Sentence

1. Ethan Lindenberger:

   For certain individuals and organizations that spread misinformation, they instill fear into the public for their own gain selfishly and do so knowing that their information is incorrect. For my mother, her love, affection and care as a parent, was used to push an agenda to create a false distress, and these sources which spread misinformation should be the primary concern of the American people.

2. Keith Rivers:

   How can Keith Rivers instill and stop unrest in the community when Keith Rivers has failed to show any transparency or any level of accountability for Keith Rivers to this community ? how can he effectively carry out the duties of the sheriff with impartiality ? The integrity is gone.

3. Peter Pattakos:

   This young man had every opportunity to get up and leave the room at any time, the identified coaches engaged in actions that constituted inappropriate, demeaning and divisive behavior in a misguided attempt to instill discipline into student-athletes.

4. Anthony May:

   What I'm not seeing is enough means to initiate this device, whether by design, whether by accident. I'm not seeing that, if I'm going by design,( if) it was designed that way, then the individual's motivation was simply to spread fear, instill fear.

5. Russell Maryland:

   North Texas's very sad, the situation that we're in right now, the world is changing. The city is changing. And unfortunately you have a set of people in this town that are fearful of the change. And what do the fearful do ? Instill fear.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Instill
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=Instill
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Instill
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Instill
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Instill