'Instilled' definitions:
Definition of 'Instilled'
From: GCIDE
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- That starlight dews All silently their tears of love instill. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'instilled'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- chronic,
- confirmed,
- deep-dyed,
- deep-fixed,
- deep-rooted,
- deep-seated,
- deep-set,
- deep-settled,
- dyed-in-the-wool,
- established,
- fast,
- fixed,
- implanted,
- incorrigible,
- inculcated,
- infixed,
- ingrained,
- inveterate,
- irreversible,
- long-established,
- rooted,
- set,
- settled,
- settled in habit,
- thorough