instill

/ɪnˈstɪl/

verb 2

Collocations

ADJ.

best, crucial, essential, important, positive, potential, strong, trying

VERB + INSTILL

attempt, develop, helps, needs, tried, want, wanted

INSTILL + NOUN

beliefs, confidence, french, idea, importance, patriotism, people

PREP.

in, into

ADV.

such

Definitions

verb

To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.

It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age.

To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — fill, as with a certain quality

verb — teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

verb — produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

verb — enter drop by drop

instil

verb — impart gradually

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Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age.

Wiktionary

We must instill patriotism into the young people of today.

Tatoeba · #23109

As children are known to emulate the values of adults, it is often pointed out such "education mamas" instill a warped sense of values in their children.

Tatoeba · #38111

Algeria needs to instill confidence in potential investors.

Tatoeba · #7859735

We want to instill a feeling of hope.

Tatoeba · #10167855

We wanted to instill a feeling of hope.

Tatoeba · #10170625

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