Instil — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

enter drop by drop

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnstˈɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnstˈɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnstˈɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪnstˈɪl/.

Examples

instill medication into my eye

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

instill

Parts of Speech

verb	enter drop by drop “instill medication into my eye”

Word Forms

instillment	noun	the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop
instillation	noun	a liquid that is instilled drop by drop
instillator	noun	medical apparatus that puts a liquid into a cavity drop by drop
instilment	noun	the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

einflößen

Tropfen für Tropfen eingeben

🇫🇷French

insuffler

entrez goutte à goutte

🇪🇸Spanish

instilar

entrar gota a gota

🇮🇹Italian

instillare

entra goccia a goccia

🇳🇱Dutch

indruppelen

druppel voor druppel binnenkomen

🇵🇹Portuguese

incutir

entre gota a gota

🇷🇺Russian

внушать

вводить по капле

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पैदा करना

बूंद-बूंद करके प्रवेश करो

🇮🇳Tamil

புகுத்தவும்

துளி துளி உள்ளிடவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

చొప్పించు

డ్రాప్ బై డ్రాప్ ఎంటర్ చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

घालणे

ड्रॉप बाय ड्रॉप प्रविष्ट करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

જગાડવું

ડ્રોપ બાય ડ્રોપ દાખલ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹುಟ್ಟುಹಾಕು

ಡ್ರಾಪ್ ಮೂಲಕ ಡ್ರಾಪ್ ನಮೂದಿಸಿ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈالنا

قطرہ قطرہ داخل کریں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

灌输

一点一滴地进入

🇯🇵Japanese

注入する

一滴ずつ入力してください

🇰🇷Korean

주입하다

한 방울씩 들어가다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thấm nhuần

nhập từng giọt

🇹🇭Thai

ปลูกฝัง

ป้อนทีละหยด

🇮🇩Indonesian

menanamkan

masuk setetes demi setetes

🇵🇭Filipino

itanim

ipasok ang patak ng patak

🇲🇾Malay

tanamkan

masukkan setitik demi setitik

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غرس

أدخل قطرة قطرة

🇮🇷Persian

القا کنند

قطره قطره وارد کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

aşılamak

damla damla girin

🇮🇱Hebrew

להחדיר

להיכנס טיפה אחר טיפה

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What is the primary definition of the word 'instil'?

The primary meaning of 'instil' is 'enter drop by drop'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'instil' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'instil' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'instil' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'instil' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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