instilinstillv.
/ɪnˈstɪl/, U.S. /ᵻnˈstɪl/ 1. transitive. To put in by drops; to introduce drop by drop or in small quantities.
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the world > matter > liquid > liquid flow > action or process of dripping or falling in drops > drip or drop [verb (transitive)] > put in by drops
instil1547
drip-feed1958
drip-feed1959
1547 A. Borde Breuiary of Helthe i. f. Cxxxvi Instyll into the eare the oyle of bitter almons.
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xx. xvii. 66 The juice..dropped or instilled into the head, is good for the paines thereof.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost xi. 416 Michael..from the Well of Life three drops instill'd . View more context for this quotation
1745 J. T. Needham Acct. New Microsc. Discov. iii. 26 Then instilling two or three Drops of Water into the Concave Object-Glass.
1891 J. Jacobs Ess. & Rev., J. H. Newman 144 A poem's impressiveness, one might say, depends on the number of heart's drops instilled into it.
1900 Brit. Med. Jrnl. No. 204. 258 It would be as well to instil eserine before the patient left the hospital.
2. † b. To teach or urge assiduously or stealthily.
a. To introduce (some immaterial principle, notion, feeling, or quality) little by little into the mind, soul, heart, etc.; to cause to enter by degrees; to infuse slowly or gradually; to insinuate.
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society > education > teaching > instilling ideas > instil ideas [verb (transitive)]
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impressc1374
insinuate1529
instil1533
implanta1541
infuse1548
still1551
breathe1561
reinstila1711
imbibe1746
1533 J. Frith Bk. answeringe Mores Let. sig. Oijv As a faithfull preacher by the worde doth instyll it into us by our Eares and hearynge.
1538 H. Latimer Let. 18 May in Serm. & Remains (1845) (modernized text) II. 392 Some instilled into him, that..he should have suffered afterward for treason.
1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vi. 269 How hast thou instill'd Thy malice into thousands. View more context for this quotation
1670 I. Walton Life R. Hooker 12 in Lives Instilling into his Soul the seeds of Piety.
1796 E. Hamilton Lett. Hindoo Rajah II. 248 These qualities are so carefully instilled at the seminaries of female education.
1895 F. Hall Two Trifles 3 Right notions, to be instilled most effectively, must be instilled in childhood.
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society > education > teaching > instilling ideas > instil ideas [verb (transitive)] > inculcate
inculk1528
whet1528
to beat (a thing) into one's head1533
ding1555
inculcate1559
to beat in1561
lesson1602
screw1602
inconculcate1610
drum1648
instil1660
indoctrinate1800
drill1863
pan1940
1660 J. Milton Brief Notes Serm. ⁋1 The humour of returning to our old Bondage, was instill'd of late by some Deceivers.
1806 J. Beresford Miseries Human Life I. i. 11 It wholesomely instils the advantages of frugality.
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society > education > teaching > instilling ideas > instil ideas [verb (transitive)] > instil person with ideas
infecta1387
imbue1555
infuse1560
imbrue1565
instil1644
impregnate1652
inoculate1784
indoctrinate1832
brainwash1951
1644 J. Milton Of Educ. 3 Flattery, and court shifts and tyrannous aphorismes appear to them the highest points of wisdom; instilling their barren hearts with a conscientious slavery.
Derivatives
instilled adj. and n. /-ˈɪld/
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society > education > teaching > instilling ideas > [adjective] > instilled
infuse1502
infused1577
instilled1736
indoctrinatory1953
1736 G. Berkeley Disc. Magistr. in Wks. (1871) III. 430 Bias to good from early principle or instilled opinion.
inˈstilling n.
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society > education > teaching > instilling ideas > [noun]
infusionc1450
insinuationa1530
instillation?c1550
indoctrinating1642
implantation1653
instilling1659
imbuement1693
inoculation1761
instilment1773
indoctrinization1887
indoctrination1950
1659 J. Rushworth Hist. Coll. 101 The instilling thereof into the peoples knowledge by little and little.
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