'Instilling' definitions:

Definition of 'instilling'

From: WordNet
noun
Teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition [syn: inculcation, ingraining, instilling]

Definition of 'Instilling'

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]