instill
/in'stil/ Cách viết khác : (instill) /in'stil/
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Definition
- Verb:
- To gradually impart or introduce (an idea, principle, feeling, or habit) into someone's mind: To cause something to enter or be absorbed slowly and steadily, often through persistent effort.
- To introduce a liquid drop by drop: To put a liquid into something slowly, one drop at a time.
Examples of Usage
- Verb (imparting an idea/feeling):
- Parents try to instill good manners in their children from a young age.
- The coach worked to instill a sense of confidence in the team.
- Verb (introducing a liquid):
- The nurse will instill the eye drops carefully.
- Ancient rituals involved instilling oil into the ground.
Advanced Usage
- "to instill something in/into someone": This is the most common structure for the abstract meaning.
- The teacher instilled a love of literature in her students.
- "to instill something with something": A less common structure, often used in more formal or literary contexts.
- The ceremony was instilled with deep meaning.
Variants and Related Words
- Instillation (noun): The process of instilling.
- The instillation of the medication was painless.
- Instiller (noun): One who instills (rarely used).
- Instil (verb): An alternative spelling, chiefly British English.
Synonyms
- Impart: To make information or a quality known.
- Inculcate: To instill an attitude, idea, or habit by persistent instruction.
- Implant: To fix or set securely or deeply.
- Ingrain: To firmly fix or establish (a habit, belief, or attitude).
- Infuse: To fill; to pervade with a quality or principle.
Related Phrasal Verbs
(Note: "Instill" itself is not commonly used with particles to form phrasal verbs. The meaning is typically conveyed through prepositions like "in" or "into.")
Related Idioms
- To instill fear/respect/awe into someone's heart: To cause someone to feel a powerful emotion deeply and permanently.
- The legend of the monster instilled fear into the hearts of the villagers.
Verb
- fill, as with a certain quality
- The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
- teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
- inculcate values into the young generation
- produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
- Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us
- enter drop by drop
- instill medication into my eye
- impart gradually
- Her presence instilled faith into the children
- transfuse love of music into the students