INSTILLING

inculcation, ingraining, instilling

(noun) teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

instilling

present participle of instill

Noun

instilling (plural instillings)

The process by which something is instilled.

Source: Wiktionary


INSTILL

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



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STATE

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