/
ɪnˈstɪl/
v.
(instils, instilling, instilled)
- gradually but firmly establish in someone's mind.
- put (a liquid) into something in drops.
Derivative
- instillation n.
- instilment n.
Etymology
ME: from L. instillare, from in- ‘into’ + stillare ‘to drop’.
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