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| Main Entry: | instill |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | implant, introduce |
| Synonyms: | brainwash*, catechize, diffuse, disseminate, engender, imbue, impart, impregnate, impress, inculcate, indoctrinate, infiltrate, infuse, inject, inoculate, inseminate, insert, insinuate, inspire, interject, program, suffuse, engraft, force in, infix, intermix, propagandize, put in head, transfuse |
| Antonyms: | dislodge, halt, stop, uproot |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | brainwash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | force to believe or do things |
| Synonyms: | alter, catechize, condition, convert, convince, educate, indoctrinate, influence, instill, persuade, proselytize, teach |
| Main Entry: | drum into |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make a point strongly |
| Synonyms: | harp on*, instill, reiterate, din into, drive home, hammer away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | engrave |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | carve letters or designs into |
| Synonyms: | bite, burn, chase, chisel, cut, embed, etch, fix, grave, hatch, impress, imprint, ingrain, initial, inscribe, instill, lodge, ornament, print, scratch, stipple, crosshatch, diaper, enchase, infix, intaglio, lithograph, mezzotint |
| Main Entry: | imbue |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | infuse, saturate |
| Synonyms: | bathe, diffuse, impregnate, inculcate, ingrain, inoculate, instill, invest, leaven, permeate, pervade, steep, suffuse, infix |
| Antonyms: | drain, take out |
| Main Entry: | inculcate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | implant, infuse information |
| Synonyms: | brainwash*, communicate, drill, drum into*, educate, impart, impress, indoctrinate, inseminate, instill, instruct, plant, program, teach, break down, hammer into, shape up, work over |
| Notes: | one inculcates an idea or habit into people by persistent instruction; one indoctrinates people with certain values or beliefs through repeated instruction |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | indoctrinate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | brainwash |
| Synonyms: | convince, drill, ground, imbue, implant, inculcate, influence, initiate, instill, instruct, plant, program, school, teach, train, break down, work over |
| Antonyms: | neglect, leave alone |
| Main Entry: | infuse |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | introduce; soak |
| Synonyms: | animate, imbue, impart, implant, impregnate, inculcate, indoctrinate, ingrain, inoculate, inspire, instill, intersperse, invest, leaven, permeate, pervade, plant, saturate, steep, suffuse, breathe into |
| Main Entry: | insert |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put, tuck in |
| Synonyms: | admit, embed, enter, fill in, implant, include, infuse, inject, inlay, insinuate, instill, interject, interpolate, interpose, introduce, intrude, obtrude, place, root, set, stick, drag in, imbed, infix, intercalate, interlope, lug in, pop in*, shoehorn, shove in, squeeze in, work in |
| Antonyms: | remove, withdraw, take out |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inspire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | encourage, stimulate |
| Synonyms: | affect, animate, arouse, carry, cause, elate, embolden, enliven, exalt, excite, exhilarate, galvanize, get*, hearten, imbue, impress, infect, inflame, influence, inform, infuse, instill, invigorate, motivate, occasion, produce, provoke, quicken, reassure, set up, spark, spur, stir, strike, sway, touch, trigger, urge, work up, be responsible for, commove, endue, enkindle, fire up, give impetus, give one an idea, give rise to, inspirit, start off |
| Antonyms: | discourage, dissuade |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | transmit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | communicate, send |
| Synonyms: | address, bear, bequeath, break, broadcast, carry, channel, conduct, consign, convey, diffuse, dispatch, disseminate, forward, funnel, hand down, impart, instill, issue, mail, pipe, radio, relay, remit, route, ship, siphon, spread, take, transfer, translate, transport, drop a line, drop a note, give a call, give a ring, hand on, pass on, put on the air, send out, traject, transfuse |
| Antonyms: | get, receive, take |
| Main Entry: | implant |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | insert |
| Synonyms: | embed, fix, inculcate, instill, root |
| Main Entry: | fix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | establish, make firm |
| Synonyms: | affix, anchor, attach, bind, catch, cement, congeal, connect, consolidate, couple, embed, entrench, fasten, glue, graft, harden, implant, inculcate, ingrain, install, instill, link, locate, lodge, moor, nail down*, pin, place, plant, position, root, secure, set, settle, solidify, stabilize, steady, stick, stiffen, thicken, tie, freeze to, infix, rigidify, rivet, stay put |
| Antonyms: | change, destroy, disarrange, disorganize, unsettle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | inject |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | put in, introduce |
| Synonyms: | add, imbue, implant, impregnate, include, infuse, insert, instill, interject, drag in, force into, interjaculate, place into, squeeze in, stick in, throw in |
| Antonyms: | take out |
| Main Entry: | mix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | combine, join |
| Synonyms: | adulterate, alloy, amalgamate, associate, blend, braid, coalesce, commingle, compound, cross, embody, fuse, incorporate, infiltrate, infuse, instill, intermingle, interweave, jumble, knead, link, lump, make up, merge, mingle, mix up, put together, saturate, stir, suffuse, synthesize, tangle, unite, weave, admix, commix, conjoin, hybridize, interbreed, transfuse, work in |
| Antonyms: | detach, disconnect, divide, remove, separate, sever, unmix |
| Main Entry: | breathe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | inspire action |
| Synonyms: | imbue, impart, infuse, inject, instill, transfuse |
| Main Entry: | insinuate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | force one's way into |
| Synonyms: | curry favor*, fill in, foist, horn in, infiltrate, infuse, ingratiate, inject, insert, instill, interject, interpose, introduce, edge in, get in with, intercalate, muscle in, slip in, wedge in, work in, worm in |
| Antonyms: | leave alone |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | charge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | load, tax |
| Synonyms: | afflict, burden, choke, clog, commit, cram, crowd, encumber, entrust, fill, heap, impregnate, instill, pack, penetrate, permeate, pervade, pile, ram, saddle, saturate, suffuse, weigh, cumber, lade, transfuse |
| Main Entry: | impress |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | emphasize |
| Synonyms: | establish, fix, inculcate, instill, press, set, stress, bring home, drive home, get into head |
| Antonyms: | neglect |
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