Instill has 6 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
impart gradually
"Her presence instilled faith into the children"
"transfuse love of music into the students"
2
enter drop by drop
"instill medication into my eye"
3
produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
"Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
4
teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
"inculcate values into the young generation"
5
fill, as with a certain quality
"The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
6
To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
Example Sentences
"Her presence instilled faith into the children"
verb
"transfuse love of music into the students"
verb
"instill medication into my eye"
verb
"Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
verb
"inculcate values into the young generation"
verb
"The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)