Definitions for instill
ɪnˈstɪlin·still

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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"

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1. Instillverb

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

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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.

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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.

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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.]

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1. Instill

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Matched Categories

1. • Fill
   • Introduce
   • Lend

How to pronounce instill?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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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. Hanan Yadin:

   I am not sure that anyone can stop this completely, this is a warfare game, psychological warfare – to instill fear and intimidation among the targets. It is also an effective and cheap tool to instigate and to recruit.

2. Luis Aguilar:

   This is hardly an effective way to create a fair and efficient market and it's a poor way to instill trust in this market.

3. Trevor McFadden:

   Judicial robes aren’t bulletproof, your threat was despicable and it was calculated to instill a maximum amount of fear.

4. Jeffrey Coots:

   Particularly when somebody's in prison for a long time, the rehabilitation services you have available there, employment opportunities like work release or even within the facility, the types of activities the person is engaged in on a daily basis, are going to instill prosocial behaviors while they are inside so that when they come outside, that is part of their demeanor, the work we do to build those pathways back to them is the important work to be done.

5. Daniel Webster:

   If we work upon marble, it will perish if we work upon brass, time will efface it if we rear temples, they will crumble into dust but if we work upon immortal minds and instill into them just principles, we are then engraving that upon tablets which no time will efface, but will brighten and brighten to all eternity.

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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