impregnate, infuse, instill, tincture
(verb) fill, as with a certain quality; “The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide”
inculcate, instill, infuse
(verb) teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions; “inculcate values into the young generation”
impress, ingrain, instill
(verb) produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; “Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us”
instill, instil
(verb) enter drop by drop; “instill medication into my eye”
instill, transfuse
(verb) impart gradually; “Her presence instilled faith into the children”; “transfuse love of music into the students”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
instill (third-person singular simple present instills, present participle instilling, simple past and past participle instilled)
To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.
Source: Wiktionary
In*still", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Instilling.] Etym: [L. instillare, instillatum; pref. in- in + stillare to drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller. See Distill.] [Written also instil.]
Definition: To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed. That starlight dews All silently their tears of love instill. Byron. How hast thou instilled Thy malice into thousands. Milton.
Syn.
– To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
