instilling Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition
   inculcation; ingraining.
   
2. verb impart gradually
   transfuse; instill.
   
   • Her presence instilled faith into the children
   • transfuse love of music into the students
3. verb enter drop by drop
   instil; instill.
   
   • instill medication into my eye
4. verb produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
   impress; ingrain; instill.
   
   • Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us
5. verb teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
   infuse; inculcate; instill.
   
   • inculcate values into the young generation
6. verb fill, as with a certain quality
   infuse; impregnate; tincture; instill.
   
   • The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide

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