instill

Verb

Meaning

To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

inculcate inspire impart impress implant tincture infuse impregnate insinuate transfuse ingrain instil lodge plant foster
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Antonyms

dodge dowse combat challenge dispute counter
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Hypernyms

move drill bring enter affect add

Hyponyms

din breathe

Phrases with the word

to instill

Derivatives

instilled instilling

Examples

Teachers of science in schools and colleges must be masters of the tools for ensuring integrity in science and must instill them in their students. Lewis M. Branscomb

Lysenkoism: A forlorn attempt not merely to colonize the botanical kingdom, but to instill a proper sense of the puritan work ethic and the merits of self-improvement. J. G. Ballard

A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning. Brad Henry

There was no way we'd ever get spoiled. Daddy made sure to instill in us a work ethic. Kathie Lee Gifford

The aim of totalitarian education has never been to instill convictions but to destroy the capacity to form any. Hannah Arendt

Numbers instill a feeling for the lie of the land, and furnish grist for the mathematical mill that is the physicist's principal tool. Hans Christian von Baeyer

Close letter words and terms

instigatress instigatrix instil instillate instillation instillation abortion