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Definição e significado de instill
Definição
instill (v. trans.)
1.fill, as with a certain quality"The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"
2.teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions"inculcate values into the young generation"
3.produce or try to produce a vivid impression of"Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"
4.enter drop by drop"instill medication into my eye"
5.impart gradually"Her presence instilled faith into the children" "transfuse love of music into the students"
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Merriam Webster
InstillIn*still" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instilled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Instilling.] [L. instillare, instillatum; pref. in- in + stillare to drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller. See Distill.] [Written also instil.]
1. To drop in; to pour in drop by drop.
That starlight dews
All silently their tears of love instill. Byron.
2. Specifically: To infuse (knowledge or attitudes) into the mind of another, slowly or gradually; to impart gradually; to cause to be imbibed.
How hast thou instilled
Thy malice into thousands. Milton.
Syn. -- To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate.
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instill (v. trans.)
↘ for effect, impressive, instillation, instillment, instilment
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fill, fill up, make full, pump up, top up[Hyper.]
infusion[Dérivé]
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drill[Hyper.]
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