instill

Meaning

  1. (transitive) To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
  2. (transitive) To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

Synonyms

infuse
42k
implant
C2
ingrain
instil
inculcate
impregnate
38k
impress
B2
arouse
C2
inspire
C1
instil
evoke
30k
drill
B2
tincture
47k
train
A2
🚋
transfuse
imbue
inseminate
instruct
C2
nurture
C2
pour
B2
pour out
root
B2
spread
B1
suffuse
tap
B2
trickle
27k

put into

invest in

ingraft

incalculate

intrench
break
A1
breed
C1
develop
B2
diffuse
27k
din
C2
distil
distill
educate
C2
effuse
entrench
feel
A1
fill
B1
foster
B2
indoctrinate
inject
C2
Translations

instilar

ενσταλάζω

inculcar

einträufeln

inculcar

infundir
impresionar
bijbrengen
infondere
inculquer
teñir
inculcar
inculcare
Frequency

33k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈstɪl/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin instillō.

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