| VERB | possession | instill, transfuse | impart gradually |
|---|---|---|---|
| contact | instill, instil | enter drop by drop | |
| cognition | instill, impress, ingrain | produce or try to produce a vivid impression of | |
| cognition | instill, inculcate, infuse | teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions | |
| change | instill, impregnate, infuse, tincture | fill, as with a certain quality |
| Sounds | ihnstih'l | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | Advil ... zill: 103 rhymes with ihl... | |
| Meaning | Impart gradually. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something is ----ing PP; Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something; Somebody ----s something to somebody | |
| Example | "Her presence instilled faith into the children" | |
| Synonym | transfuse | |
| Narrower | breathe | Impart as if by breathing / breathing |
| Broader | lend, impart, bestow, contribute, add, bring | bestow a quality on |
| Spanish | imbuir, inculcar, infundir, instilar, transfundir | |
| Catalan | imbuir, inculcar, infondre | |
| Meaning | Enter drop by drop. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Example | "instill medication into my eye" | |
| Synonym | instil | |
| Broader | insert, infix, enter, introduce | put or introduce into something |
| Spanish | instilar | |
| Nouns | instillation, instillment | the introduction of a liquid / liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop |
| instillation | a liquid / liquid that is instilled drop by drop | |
| instillator | medical apparatus that puts a liquid / liquid into a cavity drop by drop | |
| Meaning | produce or try to produce a vivid impression of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | impress, ingrain | |
| Broader | affect, impress, move, strike | Have an emotional or cognitive impact / impact upon |
| Spanish | impresionar, marcar | |
| Catalan | impressionar, marcar | |
| Nouns | instilling | teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition |
| Meaning | teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP | |
| Synonyms | inculcate, infuse | |
| Narrower | din | instill (into a person) by constant repetition |
| Broader | drill | teach by repetition |
| Spanish | inbuir, inculcar, instilar | |
| Catalan | inculcar | |
| Nouns | instilling | teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition |
| Meaning | Fill, as with a certain quality. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | impregnate, infuse, tincture | |
| Broader | fill, fill up, make full | make full, also in a metaphorical sense |
| Spanish | teñir, tinturar | |
| Catalan | tenyir, tintar | |
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