Definition of Instill

Instill

To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed.

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Instill Quotations

I think it's very important that we instill in our kids that it has nothing to do with their name or their situation that they're growing up in; it has to do with who they are as an individual.
Melinda Gates

I tried to instill a different motivation, to give them the security and the conviction that they were doing something good, something necessary, something useful - if you want to use a grandiose expression, that they were doing something for peace.
Markus Wolf

The purpose behind terrorism is to instill fear in people - the fear that electrical power, for instance, will be taken away or the transportation system will be taken down.
Vinton Cerf

Catholic schools in our Nation's education have been paramount in teaching the values that we as parents seek to instill in our children.
Joe Baca

There was no way we'd ever get spoiled. Daddy made sure to instill in us a work ethic.
Kathie Lee Gifford

We have to instill in them the skills they need to succeed at a young age and open up their imaginations to the very real opportunities they can be afforded if they put their minds to it.
Michael N. Castle

Convinced that the attachment of colonies to the metropolis, depends infinitely more upon moral and religious feeling, than political arrangement, or even commercial advantage, I cannot but lament that more is not done to instill it into the minds of the people.
John Strachan

I'm concerned about the insidious influence of the media's bad messages that undermine the lessons parents try to instill in their sons and daughters.
John Ratzenberger

We don't do drugs, drink or use profanity. Instead we instill morals and values in my boys by raising them with a love of God and a love and respect for themselves and all people. I believe they will have a chance.
Anita Baker

A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.
Brad Henry

Our best teachers do more than impart facts and figures - they inspire and encourage students and instill a true desire to learn. That's a fine art in itself.
Sonny Perdue

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Instill Translations

instill in Norwegian is innpode, inngyte
instill in Spanish is instilar
instill in Swedish is indrypa, ingiva

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