1. Enter drop by drop
   "instil medication into my eye";
   - instill
    
2. Fill, as with a certain quality
   "The teacher instilled confidence in her students";
   - impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture
    
3. Teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
   "instil values into the young generation";
   - inculcate, instill, infuse
    
4. Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
   "Mother tried to instil respect for our elders in us";
   - impress, ingrain, instill, engrain
    
5. Impart gradually
   "Her presence instilled faith into the children";
   - instill, transfuse

Derived forms: instils

Type of: add, affect, bestow, bring, contribute, drill, enter, fill, fill up, impart, impress, infix, insert, introduce, lend, move, strike

Encyclopedia: Instil