Crossword clues for instill
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Instill \In*still"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Instilling.] [L. instillare, instillatum; pref. in- in + stillare to drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller. See Distill.] [Written also instil.]
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To drop in; to pour in drop by drop.
That starlight dews All silently their tears of love instill.
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Specifically: To infuse (knowledge or attitudes) into the mind of another, slowly or gradually; to impart gradually; to cause to be imbibed.
How hast thou instilled Thy malice into thousands.
--Milton.Syn: To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Wiktionary
vb. 1 To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature. 2 To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.
WordNet
v. impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students" [syn: transfuse]
enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye" [syn: instil]
produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" [syn: impress, ingrain]
teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; "inculcate values into the young generation" [syn: inculcate, infuse]
fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" [syn: impregnate, infuse, tincture]
Usage examples of "instill".
In any event, by the time she could, or would, we shall have been able to instill discretion and your moral code.
Maybe face-to-face, not perched on a bronze dragon, he could instill some urgency for the present crisis.
My master did not think of, and therefore did not instill in him, the safeguards he has placed in you, for example.
He made their brains larger and managed to instill in them enough of a basic cognitive framework that they would recognize insurmountable obstacles and deal with them appropriately.
Andrade had trusted that her formidable will would instill discipline in such people to guard against abuses of power.
Along with them, he would instill in Pol a spirit of cooperation with Goddess Keep.
It was merely a psychological weapon aimed at the young woman, designed to instill yet another doubt and worry into her jumble of emotions.
Was Entreri trying to instill doubt in her merely to gain an advantage in their relationship?
She thought she was dead, and believed in that horrible instant that she would never be a mother, that she would bear no children and instill in them the values that guide her life and her road.
Let Uriel, Thy messenger of darkness and of death, instill this cup with all the strength and secrets of the earth, that they who shall drink hereof may justly command the element of Earth.
The sound of its voice, timid plañidero and was to him odioso, and the man who also went to his side, to instill a so uncontrollable terror to him.
Shock by drowned sobs, embraced it, supported the head of Zack against its chest and tried to instill a little to him heat, rocking it from a side to the other.