9 definitions found for instil

instil v 1: enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye" [syn: instill, instil]

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instil chiefly British variant of instill

instil
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: L instillare (as IN-(2), stillare drop): cf. DISTIL

instil (instils, instilling, instilled) Note: in AM, use 'instill' If you instil an idea or feeling in someone, especially over a period of time, you make them think it or feel it. They hope that their work will instil a sense of responsibility in children... The motive of the executions would be to instil fear. VERB: V n in/into n, V n

instil ɪnˈstɪl 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. øøinstillation n. instiller n. instilment n. [L instillare (as IN-(2), stillare drop): cf. DISTIL]

Instill In*still", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Instilling.] [L. instillare, instillatum; pref. in- in + stillare to drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller. See Distill.] [Written also instil.] To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed. That starlight dews All silently their tears of love instill. --Byron. How hast thou instilled Thy malice into thousands. --Milton. Syn: To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate.

instil v. a. [Written also Instill.] 1. Infuse, insinuate. 2. Inculcate, impress, enforce, implant, ingraft.

instil ɪnˈstɪl v. instill, imbue, inculcate, infuse, ingrain or engrain, implant; insinuate, impart: From childhood a sense of justice was instilled in us.