instill
(verb)
verb
1. impart gradually
- Her presence instilled faith into the children
Similar word(s): transfuse
Definition categories: possession, add, bestow, bring, contribute, impart, lend
2. enter drop by drop
- instill medication into my eye
Similar word(s): instil
Definition categories: contact, enter, infix, insert, introduce
3. produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
Similar word(s): impress, ingrain
Definition categories: cognition, affect, impress, move, strike
4. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
Similar word(s): inculcate, infuse
Definition categories: cognition, drill
5. fill, as with a certain quality
Similar word(s): impregnate, infuse, tincture
Definition categories: change, fill
Sentences with instill as a verb:
- It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age.