Definition of instill Instill
/ɪnstɪˈl/ - [instil] - in•still
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British English
instil - /ɪnstˈɪl/
American English
instill - /ɪnstɪˈl/
What does instill mean?
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| instill - enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye" | ||
| instil | ||
| infix, insert, enter, introduce attach a morpheme into a stem word | ||
| instill - impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students" | ||
| transfuse | ||
| bestow, impart, lend, contribute, add, bring give as a gift | ||
| breathe draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" | ||
| instill - teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation" | ||
| inculcate, infuse | ||
| drill train in the military, e.g., in the use of weapons | ||
| din instill (into a person) by constant repetition; "he dinned the lessons into his students" | ||
| instill - produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" | ||
| impress, ingrain | ||
| affect, impress, move, strike act physically on; have an effect upon; "the medicine affects my heart rate" | ||
| instill - fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" | ||
| impregnate, infuse, tincture | ||
| make full, fill up, fill eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- instill (Verb)
To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature. - instill (Verb)
To pour in medicine, for example drop by drop.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- instill (v. t.)
To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed.
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🔤- instill, verb, present, 1st person singular of instill (infinitive).
- instill, verb (infinitive).
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