Tuesday, December 31, 2013

install, instill

Install or install means to put in place or to connect for use--
Will they install the new carpet tomorrow?
We bought a new dishwasher, but we don't know how to install it.
Install also means to establish in an office or position--
There will be a ceremony this afternoon, to install the new chairman.
It took only a matter of hours for him to install himself in his new quarters.

Instill or instill means to teach slowly, or through small repeated lessons or examples--
He hoped to instill courtesy in the children, and made sure to greet everyone politely.
She hoped to instill respect for the democratic system, using daily lessons taken from the news.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He tells them each day how important it is to install the software correctly, hoping to instill in them a sense of professional pride."

Note--"stall" means a compartment in a stable or barn, big enough for one animal--
The horse is in the stall.
Stall also means to willfully delay--
He may try to stall for time, but insist on an answer today.
Stall also means to cause an engine to stop, usually by flooding it with gas--
Don't do that; the car will stall.
Note # 2--"still" may mean motionless--
Stop that fidgeting! Sit still!
"Still" also means as yet, or up to this time--
We are still waiting for him.
Still may mean in addition--
There will be still more complaints.
Still may mean yet--
She still has all of her teeth.
"Still" is also a device used to heat a liquid until it is steam or vapor, and then cool it to condense the vapor--
He made the whiskey in a still.
"Distill" means to use a still to concentrate alcohol, or to remove salt, for example--
It's illegal to distill your own whiskey.
Note # 3--not to be confused with "in style", meaning fashionable--
She won't wear anything that isn't in style.

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