Verb: instill in'stil
- Impart gradually
"Her presence instilled faith into the children";
- transfuse, instil [Brit, Cdn]
- Fill, as with a certain quality
"The teacher instilled confidence in her students";
- impregnate, infuse, tincture, instil [Brit, Cdn]
- Teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
- inculcate, infuse, instil [Brit, Cdn]
- Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
- impress, ingrain, engrain, instil [Brit, Cdn]
- Enter drop by drop
"instill medication into my eye";
- instil [Brit, Cdn]
Derived forms: instills, instilled, instilling
Type of: add, affect, bestow, bring, contribute, drill, enter, fill, fill up, impart, impress, infix, insert, introduce, lend, move, strike
Encyclopedia: Instill