instil an idea into
1instil — [[t]ɪnstɪ̱l[/t]] instils, instilling, instilled VERB If you instil an idea or feeling in someone, especially over a period of time, you make them think it or feel it. [V n in/into n] They hope that their work will instil a sense of responsibility …
2instil — is spelt with one l in BrE and as instill in AmE. The inflected forms are instilled, instilling in both varieties. The non physical meaning is ‘to introduce (a feeling, idea, etc.) into a person s mind’: • They believed, quite wrongly, that to… …
3instil — (also instill) ► VERB (instilled, instilling) 1) gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude) in someone s mind. 2) put (a liquid) into something in drops. DERIVATIVES instillation noun. ORIGIN Latin instillare pu …
4instil — v.tr. (US instill) (instilled, instilling) (often foll. by into) 1 introduce (a feeling, idea, etc.) into a person s mind etc. gradually. 2 put (a liquid) into something in drops. Derivatives: instillation n. instiller n. instilment n. Etymology …
5instillation — instil (also instill) ► VERB (instilled, instilling) 1) gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude) in someone s mind. 2) put (a liquid) into something in drops. DERIVATIVES instillation noun. ORIGIN Latin instillare pu …
6British Free Corps — In World War II, the British Free Corps (BFC) or sometimes incorrectly referred to in the German form as Britisches Freikorps was a unit of the Waffen SS consisting of British and Dominion prisoners of war who had been recruited by the Nazis.… …
7History of Christianity — Church history redirects here. For the journal, see American Society of Church History#Church History. For the magazine, see Christianity Today#Christian History. Church historian redirects here. For LDS official church historian, see Church… …
8Judge Dredd — This article is about the comic book character. For the performer, see Judge Dread. For the forthcoming film, see Dredd. Judge Dredd Cover to 2000 AD prog 168 Art by Mike McMahon …
9Martin Bucer — Butzer redirects here. For other people with the name Butzer, see Butzer (surname). Not to be confused with Martin Buser. Martin Bucer Martin Bucer, portrait from Icones quinquaginta vivorum by Jean Jacques Boissard Era …
10Christian Doctrine — Christian Doctrine † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Doctrine Taken in the sense of the act of teaching and the knowledge imparted by teaching , this term is synonymous with CATECHESIS and CATECHISM. Didaskalia, didache, in the… …
