All 4 Uses of
instill
in
Jane Eyre
- I believed he was naturally a man of better tendencies, higher principles, and purer tastes than such as circumstances had developed, education instilled, or destiny encouraged.†
p. 172.5 *instilled = put into one's mind
- , of the parties, the less I felt justified in judging and blaming either him or Miss Ingram for acting in conformity to ideas and principles instilled into them, doubtless, from their childhood.†
p. 217.9
- I felt the truth of these words; and I drew from them the certain inference, that if I were so far to forget myself and all the teaching that had ever been instilled into me, as — under any pretext —with any justification — through any temptation — to become the successor of these poor girls, he would one day regard me with the same feeling which now in his mind desecrated their memory.†
p. 360.2
- I feared early instilled prejudice: I wanted to have you safe before hazarding confidences.†
p. 363.4
Definitions:
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(1)
(instill) to put ideas, principles, or teachings into one's mind -- typically another's mind over time with repetition
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
Much more rarely, instill can reference pouring something (usually medicine) one drop at a time.