INSTILL Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word instill. (close relations)
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infuse | verbv | |||||||
verb • teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions • fill, as with a certain quality • undergo the process of infusion • let sit in a liquid to extract a flavor or to cleanse • introduce into the body through a vein, for therapeutic purposes | ||||||||
impress | verbv | |||||||
noun • the act of coercing someone into government service verb • have an emotional or cognitive impact upon • impress positively • produce or try to produce a vivid impression of • mark or stamp with or as if with pressure • reproduce by printing • take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship • dye (fabric) before it is spun | ||||||||
inculcate | verbv | |||||||
verb • teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions | ||||||||
ingrain | verbv | |||||||
verb • thoroughly work in • produce or try to produce a vivid impression of | ||||||||
breed | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a special variety of domesticated animals within a species • a special type verb • call forth • copulate with a female, used especially of horses • cause to procreate (animals) • have young (animals) or reproduce (organisms) | ||||||||
cultivate | verbv | |||||||
verb • foster the growth of • prepare for crops • teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | ||||||||
drive | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of applying force to propel something • a mechanism by which force or power is transmitted in a machine • a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end • a road leading up to a private house • the trait of being highly motivated • hitting a golf ball off of a tee with a driver • the act of driving a herd of animals overland • a journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile) • a physiological state corresponding to a strong need or desire • (computer science) a device that writes data onto or reads data from a storage medium • a wide scenic road planted with trees • (sports) a hard straight return (as in tennis or squash) verb • operate or control a vehicle • travel or be transported in a vehicle • cause someone or something to move by driving • force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically • to compel or force or urge relentlessly or exert coercive pressure on, or motivate strongly • cause to move back by force or influence • compel somebody to do something, often against his own will or judgment • push, propel, or press with force • cause to move rapidly by striking or throwing with force • strive and make an effort to reach a goal • move into a desired direction of discourse • have certain properties when driven • work as a driver • move by being propelled by a force • urge forward • proceed along in a vehicle • strike with a driver, as in teeing off • hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally • excavate horizontally • cause to function by supplying the force or power for or by controlling • (hunting) search for game • (hunting) chase from cover into more open ground | ||||||||
engender | verbv | |||||||
verb • call forth • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||||
foster | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864) adjective satellite • providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties verb • promote the growth of • bring up under fosterage; of children • help develop, help grow | ||||||||
generate | verbv | |||||||
verb • produce, create • give or supply • produce (energy) • make (offspring) by reproduction | ||||||||
imbue | verbv | |||||||
verb • spread or diffuse through • fill, soak, or imbue totally • suffuse with color | ||||||||
implant | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a prosthesis placed permanently in tissue verb • fix or set securely or deeply • become attached to and embedded in the uterus • put firmly in the mind | ||||||||
indoctrinate | verbv | |||||||
verb • teach doctrines to; teach uncritically | ||||||||
inject | verbv | |||||||
verb • give an injection to • to introduce (a new aspect or element) • force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing • take by injection • feed intravenously • to insert between other elements | ||||||||
inspire | verbv | |||||||
verb • heighten or intensify • supply the inspiration for • serve as the inciting cause of • spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts • fill with revolutionary ideas • draw in (air) | ||||||||
introduce | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause to come to know personally • bring something new to an environment • place, fit, or thrust (something) into another thing • bring in a new person or object into a familiar environment • bring in or establish in a new place or environment • put or introduce into something • bring before the public for the first time, as of an actor, song, etc. • put before (a body) • furnish with a preface or introduction • be a precursor of | ||||||||
lead | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an advantage held by a competitor in a race • a soft heavy toxic malleable metallic element; bluish white when freshly cut but tarnishes readily to dull grey • mixture of graphite with clay in different degrees of hardness; the marking substance in a pencil • evidence pointing to a possible solution • a position of being the initiator of something and an example that others will follow (especially in the phrase `take the lead') • the angle between the direction a gun is aimed and the position of a moving target (correcting for the flight time of the missile) • the introductory section of a story • (sports) the score by which a team or individual is winning • an actor who plays a principal role • (baseball) the position taken by a base runner preparing to advance to the next base • an indication of potential opportunity • a news story of major importance • the timing of ignition relative to the position of the piston in an internal-combustion engine • restraint consisting of a rope (or light chain) used to restrain an animal • thin strip of metal used to separate lines of type in printing • a jumper that consists of a short piece of wire • the playing of a card to start a trick in bridge verb • take somebody somewhere • produce as a result or residue • tend to or result in • travel in front of; go in advance of others • cause to undertake a certain action • stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point • be in charge of • be ahead of others; be the first • be conducive to • lead, as in the performance of a composition • lead, extend, or afford access • move ahead (of others) in time or space • cause something to pass or lead somewhere • preside over | ||||||||
nurture | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child • helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community verb • help develop, help grow • look after a child until it is an adult • provide with nourishment | ||||||||
provoke | verbv | |||||||
verb • call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses) • evoke or provoke to appear or occur • provide the needed stimulus for • annoy continually or chronically | ||||||||
seed | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a small hard fruit • a mature fertilized plant ovule consisting of an embryo and its food source and having a protective coat or testa • one of the outstanding players in a tournament • anything that provides inspiration for later work • the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract verb • go to seed; shed seeds • help (an enterprise) in its early stages of development by providing seed money • bear seeds • place (seeds) in or on the ground for future growth • distribute (players or teams) so that outstanding teams or players will not meet in the early rounds • sprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain • inoculate with microorganisms • remove the seeds from | ||||||||