(instill)
11instill — in|still [ ın stıl ] verb transitive to make someone have a particular feeling or belief: instill something in someone: His parents had instilled a lasting love of music in him …
12instill — verb 1) we instill vigilance in our children Syn: inculcate, implant, ingrain, impress, imprint, introduce; engender, produce, generate, induce, inspire, promote, foster; drum (into), drill (into) 2) …
13instill — in•still or in•stil [[t]ɪnˈstɪl[/t]] v. t. stilled, still•ing or stil•ling 1) to infuse slowly or gradually: to instill courtesy in a child[/ex] 2) to put in drop by drop • Etymology: 1525–35; < L instillāre= in II+stillāre to drip in… …
14instill — verb 1. impart gradually Her presence instilled faith into the children transfuse love of music into the students • Syn: ↑transfuse • Hypernyms: ↑lend, ↑impart, ↑bestow, ↑contribute …
15instill, instil — v. 1) to instill, instil deeply, firmly 2) (D; tr.) to instill, instil in, into (to instill, instil respect for the law in the younger generation) …
16instill — Synonyms and related words: beat into, besprinkle, brainwash, breathe, brew, catechize, color, condition, decoct, dredge, dye, engrave, entincture, etch, flavor, grave, imbrue, imbue, implant, impregnate, impress, imprint, inculcate, indoctrinate …
17instill — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. inculcate, implant, impart; pour in, mix in, infuse. See mixture, teaching, insertion. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. infuse, suffuse, transfuse, intermix, imbue, inject, infiltrate, interject, inoculate …
18instill — in·still || ɪn stɪl v. introduce gradually, infuse; insert slowly in small amounts (also instil) …
19instill — v 1. infuse, saturate, imbue, permeate, immerse, steep, familiarize with; inculcate, infix, implant, engraft, ingrain, fill, impregnate, penetrate, transfuse, inject. 2. teach, educate, school, tutor, train, instruct, enlighten, inform, guide,… …
20instill — in·still …
