instill
[in'stil]
vt. 滴, 灌输



instill
[ verb ]

1. impart gradually

<verb.possession> transfuse
Her presence instilled faith into the children
transfuse love of music into the students

2. enter drop by drop

<verb.contact> instil
instill medication into my eye

3. produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

<verb.cognition> impress ingrain
Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us

4. teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

<verb.cognition> inculcate infuse
inculcate values into the young generation

5. fill, as with a certain quality

<verb.change> impregnate infuse tincture
The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide

Instill \In*still"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instilled}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Instilling}.] [L. instillare, instillatum; pref. in-
in + stillare to drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller.
See {Distill}.] [Written also {instil}.]
1. To drop in; to pour in drop by drop.

That starlight dews
All silently their tears of love instill. --Byron.

2. Specifically: To infuse (knowledge or attitudes) into the
mind of another, slowly or gradually; to impart gradually;
to cause to be imbibed.
[PJC]

How hast thou instilled
Thy malice into thousands. --Milton.

Syn: To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate;
insinuate.