🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

अवशिष्ट करना

Pronunciation / Transliteration: avashiṣṭ karna

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Instill/ɪnˈstɪl/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"अध्यापक ने अपने छात्रों में पढ़ने का प्रेम अवशिष्ट करने की कोशिश की।"

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2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To gradually but firmly establish an idea or attitude in a person's mind.

    "The teacher aimed to instill a love of reading in her students."
  2. 2

    To introduce a quality or value into someone or something.

    "Parents often instill good manners in their children from a young age."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'instill' originates from the Latin 'instillare', meaning 'to drop in'. It evolved through Middle English, where it maintained the sense of gradually introducing or imparting something, particularly ideas or values, into someone's mind or character.

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