0 to put a feeling, idea, or principle gradually into someone's mind, so that it has a strong influence on the way that person thinks or behaves:
It is part of a teacher's job to instill confidence in/into his or her students.
1 to put a feeling, idea, or principle gradually into someone’s mind, so that it has a strong influence on the way the person lives:
The point to be emphasized here is that such insight and understanding cannot be coerced or instilled by forcibly imposed punishment.
The assumption is that schooling facilitates learning which, in turn, is presumed to instill a favorable attitude towards the use of improved farm practices41.
It generally ended the clientelistic inter-mediation of demands, and instilled a sense of rights and citizenship.
By instilling harmony and reducing entropy, individuals enhance their potential for wisdom.
And the harm that comes from that belief is that it instills guilt in physicians, who are led to feel inadequate and unresponsive.
This feedback enhanced the interviewer's skills, provided affirmation, and instilled confidence.
However, her message extends beyond trying to instill enthusiasm in her students as it also emphasizes the need for a multidisciplinary approach to the topic.
With relatively few examples the authors try to instill an understanding of the why and how of statistical science.
