instilled; instilling; instills
1
: to impart gradually
instilling a love of learning in children
2
: to cause to enter drop by drop
instill medication into the infected eye
Synonyms
Examples of instill in a Sentence
a charismatic leader who instilled in his followers a passionate commitment to the cause
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To instill confidence in top management, outline a clear implementation plan that includes key milestones, resource requirements and minimal disruptions to ongoing operations.
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Andrew Kahl, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
In the early 2000s, as the uprising known as the second intifada instilled fear in Israelis through a series of suicide bombings, Kenneth Marcus, then an official in the U.S. Department of Education, watched with unease as pro-Palestinian protests shook college campuses.
—Vimal Patel, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
His earliest inspiration came from his grandmother, who instilled in him self-confidence and a visionary mindset.
—Aaraf Adam, Essence, 22 Mar. 2024
What Bloomberg Intelligence says: Next instills confidence in its reiterated guidance for £960 million in pretax profit in fiscal 2025, which is 4.6% ahead year over year, by reporting £918 million for fiscal 2024, just ahead of its target range.
—Jennifer Creery, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2024
Such lockup periods are standard provisions in corporate deals, designed to instill confidence in investors that the leaders won’t sell before enough time has passed to see how the company performs.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
In 1893, a group of Americans overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy and instilled their own provisional government.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
These high-profile events gave the country an opportunity to move beyond its militarist past and instilled in people pride and hope in the future.
—Emiko Jozuka For Cnn, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
His parents impressed upon him the value of education and instilled in him an ambition to succeed.
—Michael H. Brown, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
Andrew Kahl, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
In the early 2000s, as the uprising known as the second intifada instilled fear in Israelis through a series of suicide bombings, Kenneth Marcus, then an official in the U.S. Department of Education, watched with unease as pro-Palestinian protests shook college campuses.
—Vimal Patel, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2024
His earliest inspiration came from his grandmother, who instilled in him self-confidence and a visionary mindset.
—Aaraf Adam, Essence, 22 Mar. 2024
What Bloomberg Intelligence says: Next instills confidence in its reiterated guidance for £960 million in pretax profit in fiscal 2025, which is 4.6% ahead year over year, by reporting £918 million for fiscal 2024, just ahead of its target range.
—Jennifer Creery, Fortune Europe, 21 Mar. 2024
Such lockup periods are standard provisions in corporate deals, designed to instill confidence in investors that the leaders won’t sell before enough time has passed to see how the company performs.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
In 1893, a group of Americans overthrew the Hawaiian monarchy and instilled their own provisional government.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
These high-profile events gave the country an opportunity to move beyond its militarist past and instilled in people pride and hope in the future.
—Emiko Jozuka For Cnn, CNN, 28 Mar. 2024
His parents impressed upon him the value of education and instilled in him an ambition to succeed.
—Michael H. Brown, Washington Post, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Instill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instill. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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instill
verb
in·still
in-ˈstil 
: to gradually cause to feel or have
instill a love of music
instiller
noun
Medical Definition
instill
transitive verb
in·still
in-ˈstil
instilled; instilling
: to cause to enter especially drop by drop
instill medication into the infected eye
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