INSTILLS Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word instills. (close relations)
Definition of INSTILLS
Best Alternative Words for INSTILLS
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imbues | verbv | |||||||
verb • spread or diffuse through • fill, soak, or imbue totally • suffuse with color | ||||||||
imparts | verbv | |||||||
verb • transmit (knowledge or skills) • bestow a quality on • transmit or serve as the medium for transmission | ||||||||
implants | nounn | |||||||
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 | ||||||||
impregnates | verbv | |||||||
verb • fill, as with a certain quality • infuse or fill completely • fertilize and cause to grow • make pregnant | ||||||||
infuses | 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 | ||||||||
ingrains | verbv | |||||||
verb • thoroughly work in • produce or try to produce a vivid impression of | ||||||||
introduces | 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 | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
impregnate | verbv | |||||||
verb • fill, as with a certain quality • infuse or fill completely • fertilize and cause to grow • make pregnant | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
instil | verbv | |||||||
verb • enter drop by drop | ||||||||
tincture | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a substance that colors or dyes • an indication that something has been present • a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color • (pharmacology) a medicine consisting of an extract in an alcohol solution verb • fill, as with a certain quality • stain or tinge with a slight amount of a color | ||||||||
transfuse | verbv | |||||||
verb • impart gradually • pour out of one vessel into another • treat by applying evacuated cups to the patient's skin • give a transfusion (e.g., of blood) to |