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Definition of Instill
1. Verb. Impart gradually. "Transfuse love of music into the students"
Generic synonyms: Add, Bestow, Bring, Contribute, Impart, Lend
Specialized synonyms: Breathe
2. Verb. Enter drop by drop. "Instill medication into my eye"
Generic synonyms: Enter, Infix, Insert, Introduce
Derivative terms: Instilment, Instillation, Instillation, Instillator, Instillment
3. Verb. Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of. "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
Generic synonyms: Affect, Impress, Move, Strike
Derivative terms: Impressive, Instilling
4. Verb. Teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions. "Inculcate values into the young generation"
Generic synonyms: Drill
Specialized synonyms: Din
Derivative terms: Inculcation, Instilling
5. Verb. Fill, as with a certain quality. "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
Generic synonyms: Fill, Fill Up, Make Full
Derivative terms: Infusion
Definition of Instill
1. v. t. To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed.
Definition of Instill
1. Verb. To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature. ¹
2. Verb. To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Instill
1. to infuse slowly [v -ED, -ING, -S]
Medical Definition of Instill
1. To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed. Synonym: To infuse, impart, inspire, implant, inculcate, insinuate. Origin: L. Instillare = to drop, instillatum; fr. Stilla a drop: cf. F. Instiller. (27 Oct 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Instill
Literary usage of Instill
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... whilst the host were arming through the camp, Ambrosia sweet and nectar on
the lips Of the great fleetfoot hero she instill'd, Lest hunger should assail ..."
2. An Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1893)
"—Lat. i«, upon; and salire, lo leap. See Salient. Der. instill, sb. = OF ¡mult, 'an
affront,' Cot.; insuli-i', ..."
3. Literary News by L. Pylodet, Augusta Harriet (Garrigue) Leypoldt (1901)
"IN these days when the production of the historical novel is unlimited by numbers
or quality, it is a distinct triumph to instill originality into a book of ..."
4. The Library Magazine (1887)
"... the result of frequently repented attempts would be to instill a delicacy of
manipulation invaluable for the great majority of occupations wherein the ..."
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