Definition of 'instill'

Verb

1. impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"
      Synonyms: transfuse
2. enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye"
      Synonyms: instil
3. produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
      Synonyms: impress ingrain
4. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation"
      Synonyms: inculcate infuse
5. fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
      Synonyms: impregnate infuse tincture

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