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INSTILLING

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction or repetition

Synonyms:

inculcation; ingraining; instilling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("instilling" is a kind of...):

indoctrination (teaching someone to accept doctrines uncritically)

Derivation:

instill (teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions)

instill (produce or try to produce a vivid impression of)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb instil

Sense 2

-ing form of the verb instill

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