Instil
[in'stil]
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. [Written also Instill.] [1]. Infuse, insinuate.[2]. Inculcate, impress, enforce, implant, ingraft.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Pour, infuse, introduce, import, implant, insinuate, inculcate
ANT:Drain, strain, extract, eradicate, eliminate, remove, extirpate
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Definition
v.t. to drop into: to infuse slowly into the mind:—pr.p. instil′ling; pa.p. instilled′.—ns. Instillā′tion Instil′ment the act of instilling or pouring in by drops: the act of infusing slowly into the mind: that which is instilled or infused.
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Examples
- Their shadow seems to rest where she gazes, and to instil peace and thought. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- I feared early instilled prejudice: I wanted to have you safe before hazarding confidences. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- As she ceased talking a new element was instilled into the conflict. Edgar Rice Burroughs. The Gods of Mars.
- He comforted her; he instilled into her his own hopes and desires; and soon her countenance beamed with sympathy. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- This name, applied at such a moment by my angel's mother, instilled into me more respect than I had ever before felt for this disdainful lady. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The patriots were victorious; a spirit of conquest was instilled; and already they looked on Constantinople as their own. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- My recovery from the plague and confirmed health instilled into her a firm belief that I was now secure from this dread enemy. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Savage groups mainly rely for instilling needed dispositions into the young upon the same sort of association which keeps adults loyal to their group. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
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