instill

WOTD – 16 November 2008    

English

Alternative forms

• instil UK

Etymology

From Latin īnstillō.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA: /ɪnˈstɪl/, X-SAMPA: /In"stIl/

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• Rhymes: -ɪl

Verb

instill (third-person singular simple present instills, present participle instilling, simple past and past participle instilled)

1. To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.

   It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age.

2. To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

See also

• infuse

Translations

to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature

• Czech: vštípit (cs)
• Dutch: bijbrengen (nl)
• Finnish: iskostaa (fi), juurruttaa (fi)
• French: inculquer (fr)

• Greek: ενσταλάζω (el) (enstalázo)
• Polish: wpoić / wpajać
• Russian: внушать (ru) (vnušatʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic: teagaisg (gd)
• Spanish: inculcar (es)

to pour in drop by drop

• Czech: nakapat (cs), vkapat (cs)
• Finnish: valuttaa (fi), tiputtaa (fi)

• Polish: wkroplić / wkraplać