Synonyms for instill
ɪnˈstɪlin·still

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1. instill

   To teach is simply to communicate knowledge; to instruct (originally, to build in or into, put in order) is to impart knowledge with special method and completeness; instruct has also an authoritative sense nearly equivalent to command. To educate is to draw out or develop harmoniously the mental powers, and, in the fullest sense, the moral powers as well. To train is to direct to a certain result powers already existing. Train is used in preference to educate when the reference is to the inferior animals or to the physical powers of man; as, to train a horse; to train the hand or eye. To discipline is to bring into habitual and complete subjection to authority; discipline is a severe word, and is often used as a euphemism for punish; to be thoroughly effective in war, soldiers must be disciplined as well as trained. To nurture is to furnish the care and sustenance necessary for physical, mental, and moral growth; nurture is a more tender and homelike word than educate. Compare EDUCATION.

   Synonyms:
   discipline, drill, educate, enlighten, give instruction, give lessons, inculcate, indoctrinate, inform, initiate, instruct, nurture, school, teach, train, tutor

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1. instill, transfuseverb

   impart gradually

   "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"

   Synonyms:
   transfuse, inculcate, ingrain, tincture, infuse, impregnate, impress, instil, cup

2. instill, instilverb

   enter drop by drop

   "instill medication into my eye"

   Synonyms:
   transfuse, inculcate, ingrain, tincture, infuse, impregnate, impress, instil

3. impress, ingrain, instillverb

   produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

   "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"

   Synonyms:
   yarn-dye, impregnate, instil, strike, imprint, inculcate, ingrain, tincture, affect, impress, print, move, shanghai, grain, transfuse, infuse

4. inculcate, instill, infuseverb

   teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

   "inculcate values into the young generation"

   Synonyms:
   transfuse, inculcate, ingrain, infuse, steep, impregnate, impress, instil, tincture

5. impregnate, infuse, instill, tinctureverb

   fill, as with a certain quality

   "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"

   Synonyms:
   knock up, inculcate, ingrain, saturate, tincture, impress, bang up, infuse, steep, instil, impregnate, prang up, transfuse

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1. • Fill
   • Introduce
   • Lend

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1. List of paraphrases for "instill":

   instil, inculcate

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1. Veryan Khan:

   By showing that they have state-like powers, that Islamic State fighters are a real army and not mere disorganized combatants, and that Islamic State fighters operate as such, The Islamic State is attempting to impress and instill fear in the populations it targets as its enemies, they are showing that they are a force to be reckoned with.

2. Michael Green:

   It opens up the thinking in everyone's mind around the world that they can haggle for a better deal and get the US to give up on longstanding positions, that is not going to instill confidence.

3. Joseph Carannante:

   My intentions were never to instill fear in my neighbors. Never my intention at all, i was following the law. It’s a poorly written law, and I do believe it should be changed.

4. Peter Pattakos:

   This young man had every opportunity to get up and leave the room at any time, the identified coaches engaged in actions that constituted inappropriate, demeaning and divisive behavior in a misguided attempt to instill discipline into student-athletes.

5. Ethan Lindenberger:

   To combat preventable-disease outbreaks, information is, in my mind, the forefront of this matter. My mother would turn to anti-vaccine groups online and on social media, looking for her evidence in defense rather than health officials and other credible sources. This may seem to be in malice because of the dangers of not vaccinating imposes, but this is not the case. My mother came in the sense of loving her children and being concerned, for certain individuals and organizations that spread misinformation, they instill fear into the public for their own gain selfishly and do so knowing that their information is incorrect. For my mother, her love, affection and care as a parent, was used to push an agenda to create a false distress, and these sources which spread misinformation should be the primary concern of the American people.