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Instantiate vs Instill - What's the difference?

instantiate | instill |

As verbs the difference between instantiate and instill

is that instantiate is to represent (something) by a concrete instance while instill is to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.

instantiate

English

Verb

(instantiat)
  • To represent (something) by a concrete instance.
  • * 2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 195:
    • In the eighteenth century, this was instantiated in writings which developed the view that ‘savages’ exhibited more virtue and moral nobility than their conquerors.

    • Synonyms

    * (represent by a concrete instance) exemplify

    instill

    English

    Alternative forms

    * instil UK

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
    • It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age.
  • To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

    • See also

    * infuse