Synonyms for instill
ɪnˈstɪlin·still

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.3 / 7 votes

1. instill

   To teach is simply to communicate knowledge; to instruct (originally, to build in or into, put in order) is to impart knowledge with special method and completeness; instruct has also an authoritative sense nearly equivalent to command. To educate is to draw out or develop harmoniously the mental powers, and, in the fullest sense, the moral powers as well. To train is to direct to a certain result powers already existing. Train is used in preference to educate when the reference is to the inferior animals or to the physical powers of man; as, to train a horse; to train the hand or eye. To discipline is to bring into habitual and complete subjection to authority; discipline is a severe word, and is often used as a euphemism for punish; to be thoroughly effective in war, soldiers must be disciplined as well as trained. To nurture is to furnish the care and sustenance necessary for physical, mental, and moral growth; nurture is a more tender and homelike word than educate. Compare EDUCATION.

   Synonyms:
   discipline, drill, educate, enlighten, give instruction, give lessons, inculcate, indoctrinate, inform, initiate, instruct, nurture, school, teach, train, tutor

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:2.7 / 6 votes

1. instill, transfuseverb

   impart gradually

   "Her presence instilled faith into the children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"

   Synonyms:
   transfuse, inculcate, ingrain, tincture, infuse, impregnate, impress, instil, cup

2. instill, instilverb

   enter drop by drop

   "instill medication into my eye"

   Synonyms:
   transfuse, inculcate, ingrain, tincture, infuse, impregnate, impress, instil

3. impress, ingrain, instillverb

   produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

   "Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us"

   Synonyms:
   yarn-dye, impregnate, instil, strike, imprint, inculcate, ingrain, tincture, affect, impress, print, move, shanghai, grain, transfuse, infuse

4. inculcate, instill, infuseverb

   teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions

   "inculcate values into the young generation"

   Synonyms:
   transfuse, inculcate, ingrain, infuse, steep, impregnate, impress, instil, tincture

5. impregnate, infuse, instill, tinctureverb

   fill, as with a certain quality

   "The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide"

   Synonyms:
   knock up, inculcate, ingrain, saturate, tincture, impress, bang up, infuse, steep, instil, impregnate, prang up, transfuse

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1. • Fill
   • Introduce
   • Lend

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1. List of paraphrases for "instill":

   instil, inculcate

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1. Dennis Styne:

   Parents ca n’t change their genes, but they can instill good habits in their children, like when they should go to sleep and what foods they should eat.

2. Mukaibar Shah:

   Corona virus rumour was created by Government, spread by media by constant telling lies to instill fear in people, accepted by fools who still wear masks and it was benefited by doctors, pharmacy companies, big politicians and businessmen

3. Douglas Pruiett:

   We are Christians and we homeschool our children so that we can instill in them Christian values – from an educational standpoint so that they will acknowledge God in every discipline of life, you’re not going to find that in public schools.

4. Anthony May:

   What I'm not seeing is enough means to initiate this device, whether by design, whether by accident. I'm not seeing that, if I'm going by design,( if) it was designed that way, then the individual's motivation was simply to spread fear, instill fear.

5. Laura Ingraham:

   So they want to control language, instill fear and enforce rules with specific and implicit threats, and, of course, in some cases, life-altering punishment. … enter(s) the notion of what the anti-racist curriculum really is. It’s largely the brainchild of Ibram Kendi, and it embodies their supposed aim of promoting diversity, equity and inclusion in our schools.