Instill

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant: "Morality . . . may be instilled into their minds” ( Thomas Jefferson).
  • v. To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
  • v. To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To drop in; to pour in drop by drop.
  • v. To infuse (knowledge or attitudes) into the mind of another, slowly or gradually; to impart gradually; to cause to be imbibed.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
  • v. enter drop by drop
  • v. impart gradually
  • v. fill, as with a certain quality
  • v. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
  • Verb Form
    instilled    instilling    instills    instils   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    strike    impress    affect    move    infix   
    Cross Reference
    infuse   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    infuse    inculcate    implant    insinuate    inspire   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Bastille    Belleville    Bill    Brazil    Brill