instill

English

WOTD – 16 November 2008

Alternative forms

• instil UK

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin instillō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈstɪl/

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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.

Translations

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

• Bulgarian: внушавам (bg) (vnušavam)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 灌輸／灌输 (zh) (guànshū), 灌输 (zh) (guànshū)

• Czech: vštípit
• Dutch: bijbrengen (nl)
• Finnish: iskostaa, juurruttaa
• French: inculquer (fr)
• German: einimpfen (de), beibringen (de)
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• Greek: ενσταλάζω (el) (enstalázo)
• Polish: wpajać impf, wpoić pf
• Russian: внуша́ть (ru) impf (vnušátʹ), внуши́ть (ru) pf (vnušítʹ), вселя́ть (ru) impf (vseljátʹ), всели́ть (ru) pf (vselítʹ)
• Scottish Gaelic: teagaisg
• Spanish: inculcar (es)
• Swedish: ingjuta (sv)

to pour in drop by drop

• Bulgarian: вливам на капки (vlivam na kapki)
• Czech: nakapat, vkapat
• Finnish: valuttaa, tiputtaa (fi)
• French: instiller (fr)
• Manx: sheel
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• Polish: wkraplać (pl) impf, wkroplić (pl) pf
• Russian: влива́ть по ка́пле impf (vlivátʹ po káple), влить по ка́пле pf (vlitʹ po káple)
• Spanish: instilar (es)

See also

• infuse
• inculcate