instill

also in·stil (ĭn-stĭl')
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.

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is spelt with one l in British English and as instill in American English. The inflected forms are instilled, instilling in both varieties. The non-physical meaning is 'to introduce (a feeling, idea, etc.) into a person's mind':

They believed, quite wrongly, that to instil a sense of guilt into me would ultimately be for my good—R. Hitchcock, 1989

Many noted the significance the new Prime Minister has given in recent days to the values and morals that were instilled in him while he was growing up in Fife—Scotsman, 2007.

It should not be used with the person as object, tempting though this sometimes is in passive use:

☒ During the war my mother and brother and I went to Norfolk, and there I was instilled with a love of the countryside—Sunday Express, 1986.

In this construction, the alternatives imbue, infuse, and inspire are available. See infuse.

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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

The application of liquid medication drop by drop, as into the eye or the bladder.

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IN BRIEF: To put in, infuse.

Fallen myths can instill venom. — Denis de Rougemont

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Administration of a liquid drop by drop.

See words rhyming with "instil."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Instil.

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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