Instill
[ɪn'stɪl]
Definition
(verb.) enter drop by drop; 'instill medication into my eye'.
(verb.) impart gradually; 'Her presence instilled faith into the children'; 'transfuse love of music into the students'.
Checker: Maryann--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed.
Edited by Anselm
Examples
- 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.
- 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.
Edited by Ben