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Detailed Synonyms for instil in English

instil:

to instil verb, British (instils, instilled, instilling)

  1. to instil
    to inform; to point out; to indicate; to tell; to instil; to call attention to; to make known; to instill
    • inform verb (informs, informed, informing)
    • point out verb (points out, pointed out, pointing out)
    • indicate verb (indicates, indicated, indicating)
    • tell verb (tells, told, telling)
    • instil verb, British (instils, instilled, instilling)
    • call attention to verb (calls attention to, called attention to, calling attention to)
    • make known verb (makes known, made known, making known)
    • instill verb, American
  2. to instil
    to imprint; to instil; to impress; to encode; to get through; to instill
    • imprint verb (imprints, imprinted, imprinting)
    • instil verb, British (instils, instilled, instilling)
    • impress verb (impresses, impressed, impressing)
    • encode verb (encodes, encoded, encoding)
    • get through verb (gets through, got through, getting through)
    • instill verb, American
  3. to instil
    to instil; impress one's thoughts on a person; to instill
  4. to instil
    to instil; to impress; to imprint; to instill
    • instil verb, British (instils, instilled, instilling)
    • impress verb (impresses, impressed, impressing)
    • imprint verb (imprints, imprinted, imprinting)
    • instill verb, American
  5. to instil
    – fill, as with a certain quality 1
    to instil; to impregnate; tincture; to infuse; instill
    – fill, as with a certain quality 1
    • instil verb, British (instils, instilled, instilling)
    • impregnate verb (impregnates, impregnated, impregnating)
    • tincture verb
      • The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide1
    • infuse verb (infuses, infused, infusing)
    • instill verb, American
  6. to instil
    – teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions 1
    to instil; to infuse; to inculcate; instill
    – teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions 1
    • instil verb, British (instils, instilled, instilling)
    • infuse verb (infuses, infused, infusing)
    • inculcate verb (inculcates, inculcated, inculcating)
      • inculcate values into the young generation1
    • instill verb, American
  7. to instil
    – produce or try to produce a vivid impression of 1
    to impress; to instil; ingrain; instill
    – produce or try to produce a vivid impression of 1
    • impress verb (impresses, impressed, impressing)
    • instil verb, British (instils, instilled, instilling)
    • ingrain verb
      • Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us1
    • instill verb, American
  8. to instil
    – enter drop by drop 1
    to instil; instill
    – enter drop by drop 1
    • instil verb, British (instils, instilled, instilling)
    • instill verb, American
      • instill medication into my eye1
  9. to instil
    – impart gradually 1
    to instil; transfuse; instill
    – impart gradually 1
    • instil verb, British (instils, instilled, instilling)
    • transfuse verb
      • transfuse love of music into the students1
    • instill verb, American
      • Her presence instilled faith into the children1

Conjugations for instil:

present
  1. instil
  2. instil
  3. instils
  4. instil
  5. instil
  6. instil
simple past
  1. instilled
  2. instilled
  3. instilled
  4. instilled
  5. instilled
  6. instilled
present perfect
  1. have instilled
  2. have instilled
  3. has instilled
  4. have instilled
  5. have instilled
  6. have instilled
past continuous
  1. was instilling
  2. were instilling
  3. was instilling
  4. were instilling
  5. were instilling
  6. were instilling
future
  1. shall instil
  2. will instil
  3. will instil
  4. shall instil
  5. will instil
  6. will instil
continuous present
  1. am instilling
  2. are instilling
  3. is instilling
  4. are instilling
  5. are instilling
  6. are instilling
subjunctive
  1. be instilled
  2. be instilled
  3. be instilled
  4. be instilled
  5. be instilled
  6. be instilled
diverse
  1. instil!
  2. let's instil!
  3. instilled
  4. instilling
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "instil":


Related Definitions for "instil":

  1. enter drop by drop1