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
22 April 2025
(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.
