to instill

Examples

• All

• In addition, antibiotic eardrops should be instilled once a day to prevent infection.

  Academic text (1999)

• I prefer to use a wick to instill the drops, and I meticulously apply them on the granulation tissue.

  Academic text (2003)

• But when we do see it, we use a ciprofloxacin/steroid drop instilled directly into the middle ear.

  Academic text (2004)

• Local anesthesia can be instilled at the time of needle aspiration to provide additional pain relief.

  Academic text (2006)

• Perhaps the most effective means of preventing PTTO, at least during the immediate postoperative period, is to instill antibiotic/steroid drops.

  Academic text (2002)

• Patients were asked about any discomfort or unpleasant sensations they might have experienced when they instilled their drops.

  Academic text (2004)

• The alternative is to puncture the cricothyroid membrane with a 27-gauge needle and instill 2 to 4 ml of 4% lidocaine transtracheally.

  Academic text (2004)

• Before the procedure, the nurse instilled a few drops of saline solution into the patient's ear.

• To relieve the patient’s dry eyes, the pharmacist instilled a lubricating gel drop by drop.

Synonyms

I

to insert

vsto instill

208 3.5

To put something inside something else

puts liquid slowly drop by drop rather than general placement

I

to inject

vsto instill

62 3.9

Add a new idea or quality to something

puts liquid slowly drop by drop instead of adding ideas

I

to introduce

vsto instill

15 3.1

To put or add something into another thing

puts liquid slowly drop by drop rather than acting generally

Antonyms

R

to remove

∞ 1.5

To move something or someone away from a place

E

to extract

166 3.9

To remove something from somewhere, often by effort, or to get information

How Slow

to instill

• Specialized

1 6.2

to pour

588 1.0

to flood

176 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology