instill
[ in-stil ]
/ ɪnˈstɪl /
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verb (used with object), in·stilled, in·stil·ling.
to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject: to instill courtesy in a child.
to put in drop by drop.
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Also especially British, in·stil .
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OTHER WORDS FROM instill
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instill
[ ĭn-stĭl′ ]
v.
To pour in drop by drop.
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in′stil•la′tion (ĭn′stə-lā′shən) n.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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