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instill

/I/n'st/I/l/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

verb

  1. impart gradually

    verb.possession

    Examples
    Her presence instilled faith into the children.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. enter drop by drop

    verb.contact

    Examples
    Instill medication into my eye.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

    verb.cognition

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

    verb.cognition

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  5. fill, as with a certain quality

    verb.change

    Source: WordNet 3.0

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

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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