Lexic.us

Definition of Instill

1. Verb. Impart gradually. "Transfuse love of music into the students"

2. Verb. Enter drop by drop. "Instill medication into my eye"

3. Verb. Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of. "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"

4. Verb. Teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions. "Inculcate values into the young generation"

5. Verb. Fill, as with a certain quality. "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"

Definition of Instill

1. v. t. To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed.

Definition of Instill

1. Verb. To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature. ¹

2. Verb. To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Instill

1. to infuse slowly [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Instill

1. To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed. Synonym: To infuse, impart, inspire, implant, inculcate, insinuate. Origin: L. Instillare = to drop, instillatum; fr. Stilla a drop: cf. F. Instiller. (27 Oct 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Instill

insteps instigant instigate instigated instigates instigating instigatingly instigation instigations instigative

instigator instigators instigatour instigatrix instil instill (current term) instillation instillations instillator instilled

instiller instillers instilling instillment instillments instills instilment instils instimulate instimulated

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