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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Instill \In*still"\, v. 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}.]
To drop in to pour in drop by drop; hence to impart
gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed.
That starlight dews All silently their tears of love
instill. --Byron.
How hast thou instilled Thy malice into thousands.
--Milton.
Syn: To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate;
insinuate.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
instill
v 1: impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the
children"
2: enter drop by drop, as of medication into an eye [syn: {instil}]
3: make a deep and indelible impression on someone [syn: {impress},
{ingrain}]
4: teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
[syn: {inculcate}, {infuse}]
5: infuse, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic
tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" [syn: {impregnate},
{infuse}, {tincture}]
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