instill

• (UK) instil

Borrowed from Latin instillō.

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /ɪnˈstɪl/

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• Rhymes: -ɪl

instill (third-person singular simple present instills, present participle instilling, simple past and past participle instilled)

1. (transitive) To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.

   Synonyms: impress, ingrain, din

   It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age.

2. (transitive) To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

• indoctrinate
• infuse
• inculcate