instill

also tr.v., -stilled, -still·ing, -stills, also -stils.

1. To introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant: "Morality . . . may be instilled into their minds" (Thomas Jefferson).
2. To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

[Middle English instillen, from Latin īnstīllāre : in-, into; see in-² + stīllāre, to drip, drop (from stīlla, drop).]

instillation in'stil·la'tion (ĭn'stə-lā'shən) n.
instiller in·still'er n.
instillment in·still'ment n.

also instil

verb

To fix (an idea, for example) in someone's mind by reemphasis and repetition: drill, drive, implant, impress, inculcate, pound. See teach/learn.

v

Definition: implant, introduce
Antonyms: dislodge, halt, stop, uproot

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Administration of a liquid drop by drop.

IN BRIEF: To put in, infuse.

Fallen myths can instill venom. — Denis de Rougemont

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - bibringe, indpode, indgyde, inddryppe

Français (French)
v. tr. - insuffler, instiller, inspirer, faire pénétrer (une idée) (dans l'esprit de qn)

Deutsch (German)
v. - einflößen, beibringen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ενσταλάζω, εμφυσώ βαθμιαία

Italiano (Italian)
infondere

Português (Portuguese)
v. - instilar

Русский (Russian)
внушать, вливать по капле

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - infundir, inculcar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - bibringa, inge, ingjuta, väcka, dränka in, (gradvis) införa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
滴注, 逐渐灌输, 逐渐渗入

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 滴注, 逐漸灌輸, 逐漸滲入

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 스며들게 하다, (사상을)서서히 주입시키다, (한 방울씩)떨어뜨리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 徐々にしみ込ませる

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החדיר למוחו, שינן, טפטף לתוך‬

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