Instill \In*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. [PJC]
How hast thou instilled Thy malice into thousands. --Milton.
Syn: To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate.
My task today is to instil that confidence.' In some cases, it sounds as if cuts in spending are to come out of industry's hide.
Religious and political boundaries, as elsewhere in the Middle East, tend to overlap. As Mr Mert sees it, the duty of the PRA is to attend to the religious side of citizen's lives and to instil a sense of unity.
The Department of Trade and Industry could instil greater confidence in the emerging coal market by appointing, on a temporary basis, an assessor who is not an employee of the corporation.