Instill vs. Distill — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Instill and Distill
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Instill
To introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant
"Morality ... may be instilled into their minds" (Thomas Jefferson).
Distill
To subject (a substance) to distillation.
Instill
To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.
Distill
To separate (a distillate) by distillation.
Instill
To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age.
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Distill
To increase the concentration of, separate, or purify by or as if by distillation.
Instill
To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.
Distill
To separate or extract the essential elements of
Distill the crucial points of the book.
Instill
To drop in; to pour in drop by drop.
That starlight dewsAll silently their tears of love instill.
Distill
To exude or give off (matter) in drops or small quantities.
Instill
To infuse (knowledge or attitudes) into the mind of another, slowly or gradually; to impart gradually; to cause to be imbibed.
How hast thou instilledThy malice into thousands.
Distill
To undergo or be produced by distillation.
Instill
Impart gradually;
Her presence instilled faith into the children
Transfuse love of music into the students
Distill
To fall or exude in drops or small quantities.
Instill
Enter drop by drop;
Instill medication into my eye
Distill
Standard spelling of distil
Instill
Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of;
Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us
Distill
To drop; to fall in drops; to trickle.
Soft showers distilled, and suns grew warm in vain.
Instill
Teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions;
Inculcate values into the young generation
Distill
To flow gently, or in a small stream.
The Euphrates distilleth out of the mountains of Armenia.
Instill
Fill, as with a certain quality;
The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
Distill
To practice the art of distillation.
Distill
To let fall or send down in drops.
Or o'er the glebe distill the kindly rain.
The dew which on the tender grassThe evening had distilled.
Distill
To obtain by distillation; to subject to a process of evaporation and subsequent condensation; to extract by distillation, as spirits, essential oil, etc.; to rectify; as, to distill brandy from wine; to distill alcoholic spirits from grain; to distill essential oils from flowers, etc.; to distill fresh water from sea water.
Distill
To subject to distillation; as, to distill molasses in making rum; to distill barley, rye, corn, etc.
Distill
To dissolve or melt.
Swords by the lightning's subtle force distilled.
Distill
To extract out and present the essence of; to shorten and refine; to present the essential elements of; - of ideas or texts.
Distill
Remove impurities from, increase the concentration of, and separate through the process of distillation;
Purify the water
Distill
Undergo the process of distillation
Distill
Extract by the process of distillation;
Distill the essence of this compound
Distill
Undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops;
Water condenses
The acid distills at a specific temperature
Distill
Give off (a liquid);
The doctor distilled a few drops of disinfectant onto the wound
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