instill
[ in-stil ]
/ ɪnˈstɪl /
verb (used with object)
to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject: to instill courtesy in a child.
to put in drop by drop.
QUIZZES
DO YOU KNOW THIS VOCABULARY FROM "THE HANDMAID'S TALE"?
"The Handmaid's Tale" was required reading for many of us in school. Everyone else has probably watched the very popular and addictive TV show. Do you remember this vocabulary from the book, and do you know what these terms mean?
Question 1 of 10
decorum
Origin of instill
OTHER WORDS FROM instill
in·still·er, nounin·still·ment, nounpre·in·still, verb (used with object)WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH instill
install instillWords nearby instill
instead of, instep, instigate, instigation, instil, instill, instillation, instillator, instinct, instinctive, institute
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020
Example sentences from the Web for instill
Medical definitions for instill
instill
[ ĭn-stĭl′ ]
v.
To pour in drop by drop.
Other words from instill
in′stil•la′tion (ĭn′stə-lā′shən) n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.