instills
Plants within another
Instills is the third-person singular of instill, meaning to gradually establish an idea, attitude, or habit in someone's mind.
Parents instill values in children; coaches instill discipline in players.
The word suggests patient, repeated effort rather than sudden implantation: Years of practice instilled confidence in her.
The British spelling is instils.
Saturate by steeping
- permeateSpread through entirely
- saturateSoak to full capacity
- ingrainFix deeply, permanently
- inculcateImplant by persistent urging
steep · embed · implant · engrain · suffuse · impregnate · root · entrench
Provide formal instruction
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- coachOne who instructs
- guideLeader or instruction book
instruct · tutor · school · indoctrinate · condition · drill · impart · enlighten
infuse
Saturate by steeping
inculcate · steep · embed · implant · engrain · suffuse · impregnate · root · entrench · fix
educate
Provide formal instruction
guide · instruct · tutor · school · indoctrinate · condition · drill · impart · enlighten · cultivate
impart
Give by communication
- transmitTo send onward
- conveyCommunicate or transport
- communicateExchange thoughts with others
pass · bestow · confer · give · deliver · introduce · inject · transfuse · channel · deposit
motivate
Cause to act
awaken · arouse · kindle · stimulate · galvanize · animate · energize · invigorate · uplift · empower
instillsremoves
Takes something out
eradicates · eliminates · uproots · extracts · purges
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