instill

[ in-stil ]

/ ɪnˈstɪl /

to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject: to instill courtesy in a child.

to put in drop by drop.

Words nearby instill

1525–35; < Latin instillāre, equivalent to in- in-² + stillāre to drip; see distill

in·still·er, nounin·still·ment, nounpre·in·still, verb (used with object)

install instill

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instill

[ ĭn-stĭl′ ]

To pour in drop by drop.

in′stil•la′tion (ĭn′stə-lā′shən) n.