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instill (someone) with (something)

To cause one to feel a particular emotion or have a certain reaction. Jenna's job performance so far doesn't exactly instill me with confidence. I always listen to upbeat music like this before games—it really instills me with excitement. Come on, fumbling over sales figures won't instill these potential investors with confidence. You need to do better when you're in the room with them.
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instill (something) in(to) (someone or something)

1. To put forth effort so that someone learns or remembers something. She really needs to instill a sense of respect for others into her kids, sheesh. I wish I knew how to cook! I wish school had instilled practical skills like that into us instead of, I don't know, calculus! Our parents instilled a deep and unwavering faith into all of us.
2. By extension, to add or introduce something into a particular situation. You can always count on Leah to instill some humor into a grim conversation. Ugh, I don't understand why this writer always instills so much heartbreak into her novels. How exactly do you expect me to instill levity into a funeral service?
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instill someone with something

to imbue or impress someone with something. Her story instilled us all with courage. She instilled us with courage.
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instill something in (to) someone

to impress something into someone's mind. You need to remember your manners. I want to instill that into you. Good manners were instilled in me at home.
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instill something in(to) something

to add something to a situation. The presence of the mayor instilled a legitimacy into the proceedings. Sharon sought to instill a little levity in the meeting.
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A recent study compared NPWT with instillation to conventional NPWT.
COMPARISON OF STANDARD NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY ALONE WITH NEGATIVE PRESSURE WOUND THERAPY PLUS INSTILLATION OF NORMAL SALINE IN ACUTE TRAUMATIC WOUNDS
A study was done to determine the systemic absorption of intravesical mitomycin C (MMC) in which fourteen patients with primary or recurrent non muscle-invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) underwent single early intravesical instillation of MMC (40 mg in 50 mL distilled water) immediately after TURBT.
Acute Pericarditis Occurring Three Days after Intravesical Instillation of Mitomycin C after Transurethral Bladder Tumor Resection in a 64-Year-Old Woman
The most commonly used and prioritized treatment of superficial bladder cancers is transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT) and a concomitant intravesical instillation immediately after (Babjuk et al., 2015).
Symptoms control for patients with superficial bladder cancers before and after TURBT and intravesical epirubicin instillation
Uncontrolled IOP could be due to poor adherence and/or incorrect instillation technique such as missing the eye during application.
The Impact of Adherence and Instillation Proficiency of Topical Glaucoma Medications on Intraocular Pressure
The study of Andrei Goldstein (3) et al for preventing postoperative pain by local anaesthetic instillation after laparoscopic gynaecologic surgery placebo with Bupivacaine and Ropivacaine, he used 20 mL of 0.5% Bupivacaine and 0.75% Ropivacaine at the end of surgery and concluded that both local anaesthetics were effective in prevention of postoperative nausea, vomiting and analgesic requirement was less due to less postoperative pain and shortens the stay in postoperative care unit and decrease nursing care in the ward.
To study the analgesic effect of instillation of 20 ml 0.5% bupivacaine intraperitoneal route at the end of laparoscopic surgery with control 20 ml 0.9% saline intraperitoneally
Previous adult and paediatric studies have consistently reported the adverse effects of saline instillation on arterial oxygenation, [12-17] levels of dyspnoea, [18] and other haemodynamic parameters.
To instill or not to instill--is it still a question?
(8) conducted a systematic review of patients with arthralgia and arthritis following BCG immunotherapy and identified 61 cases of musculoskeletal complications related to intravesical BCG instillation. These included pain and arthritis in 64%, Reiter's syndrome in 24%, arthritis and fever in 4%, peripheral arthritis in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in 4%, psoriatic arthritis (PsA) in 2%, and Sjogrens syndrome in 2%.
Reactive arthritis following intravesical instillation of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin
As shown in Figure 2, 169 (116 males and 53 females) consecutive patients with open septic abdomen were included between January 2007 and November 2013, 92 in instillation group and 77 in control group.
VAWCM-instillation improves delayed primary fascial closure of open septic abdomen
measured the concentrations of 27 cytokines including inflammation, fibrosis, and allergy-related ones, in the lung and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) following intratracheal instillation of well-dispersed nickel oxide nanoparticles [5].
Significance of persistent inflammation in respiratory disorders induced by nanoparticles
Conclusion: The combined use of Foley's catheter balloon with extra amniotic instillation of PGF2-alpha is more efficacious than the Foley's catheter balloon with traction alone.
Termination of second trimester pregnancy: extra amniotic foley's catheter balloon with traction versus combined use of foley's catheter balloon and extra amniotic instillation of PGF2 alpha
This is the approach that Namibian visual artists Christine Skowski and Raphael Scriba have in their art instillation at the Franco Namibia Cultural Centre (FNCC).
Thought provoking art--a horse with no name
Subjects were wearing lenses for at least five hours per day and were examined at the following intervals: before administration of Blink-N-Clean eye drops, five minutes after the first instillation of Blink-N-Clean eye drops, and 14 days after first use of Blink-N-Clean eye drops.
In-eye cleaning drops for silicone hydrogel contact lenses: C-18706 O/D/CL peer reviewed
Purpose: The aim of this phase lb/Ila study was to investigate the maximum tolerable concentration of Abnobaviscum[R] Frax-ini 20 mg for intravesical instillation in patients with superficial bladder cancer.
Dose-escalation-study with a mistletoe extract from the ash tree as intravesical instillation in patients with superficial bladder cancer: An ICH/GCP phase Ib/IIa study
Bakken prefers the nasogastric tube for instillation.
Fecal transplantation an option for recurrent C. difficile
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