instill

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   enter drop by drop

   instill medication into my eye

2. 2
   verb

   impart gradually

   The parents tried by to instill patience in their children by example.

3. 3
   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.

4. 4
   verb

   fill, as with a certain quality

5. 5
   verb

   teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

6. 6
   verb

   produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

7. 7
   verb

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin instillō.