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instill
(/I/n'st/I/l )

verb (v)

  • impart gradually(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Her presence instilled faith into the children.
    Synonym:
    transfuse
    source: wordnet30
  • enter drop by drop(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Instill medication into my eye.
    Synonym:
    instil
    source: wordnet30
  • produce or try to produce a vivid impression of(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    impress, ingrain
    source: wordnet30
  • teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions(verb.cognition)
    Synonym:
    inculcate, infuse
    source: wordnet30
  • fill, as with a certain quality(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • 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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