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instill en · VERB

Pronunciation

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• /ɪnˈstɪl/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Latin stīlla Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin stīllō Latin instillōbor. English instill Borrowed from Latin instillō.

Meanings

1. (transitive) To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
   • It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age.
2. (transitive) To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

Forms

Deriveds

reinstill · uninstilled · instillment

Relateds

infuse · indoctrinate · inculcate

Synonyms

implant · din · ingrain · infix · impress

Translations (51)

es instilar (to pour in drop by drop) · sv ingjuta (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · bg вливам на капки (to pour in drop by drop) · de anerziehen (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · ca inculcar (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · es instilar (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · pl wkraplać (to pour in drop by drop) · fi iskostaa (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · cs nakapat (to pour in drop by drop) · fr instiller (to pour in drop by drop) · ru влива́ть по ка́пле (to pour in drop by drop) · fi juurruttaa (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · de einimpfen (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · el ενσταλάζω (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · ga cuir isteach (to pour in drop by drop) · ru всели́ть (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · it instillare (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · pdc aabefehle (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · nl bijbrengen (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · es infundir (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · pl wkroplić (to pour in drop by drop) · fi tiputtaa (to pour in drop by drop) · pl wpajać (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · es insuflar (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · ca suscitar (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · fr inculquer (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · de beibringen (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · cmn 灌輸 /灌输 (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · de einflößen (to pour in drop by drop) · ru приви́ть (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · pt instilar (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · bg внушавам (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · tr damlatmak (to pour in drop by drop) · ro insufla (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · ru внуша́ть (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · la indō (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · gd teagaisg (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · pt inculcar (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · ru привива́ть (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · ru вселя́ть (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · ru влить по ка́пле (to pour in drop by drop) · tr aşılamak (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · cs vkapat (to pour in drop by drop) · pl wpoić (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · fi valuttaa (to pour in drop by drop) · it suscitare (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · gv sheel (to pour in drop by drop) · it inculcare (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · tr damla damla akıtmak (to pour in drop by drop) · cs vštípit (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature) · ru внуши́ть (to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature)