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Webster 1913 Edition
Instill
In-still′
,Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Instilled
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Instilling
.] [L.
instillare
, instillatum
; pref. in-
in + stillare
to drop, fr. stilla
a drop: cf. F. instiller
. See Distill
.] [Written also
instil
.] 1.
To drop in; to pour in drop by drop.
That starlight dews
All silently their tears of love
All silently their tears of love
instill
. Byron.
Syn. – To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate.
Webster 1828 Edition
Instill
INSTILL'
,Verb.
T.
1.
To infuse by drops.2.
To infuse slowly, or by small quantities; as, to instill good principles into the mind.Definition 2025
instill
instill
English
Alternative forms
- instil UK
Verb
instill (third-person singular simple present instills, present participle instilling, simple past and past participle instilled)
- 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.
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Translations
to cause a quality to become part of someone's nature