All 3 Uses
instill
in
The Duck Commander Family
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- We don't have to do much discipline anymore because we instilled that respect when they were young.†
p. 169.7 *instilled = put into one's mind
- I was trying to instill a new work ethic and culture in Duck Commander, and I couldn't have Si sleeping on the job!†
p. 218.9
- I didn't know why the safety mattered since I only had one shell, but he wanted to instill the practice in my brain.†
p. 249.1
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) Much more rarely, instill can reference pouring something (usually medicine) one drop at a time.