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Synonyms
in·still,
also in·stil (ĭn-stĭĺ)

[Middle English instillen, from Latin īnstīllāre, in-, into; see in–2, + stīllāre, to drip, drop (from stīlla, drop).]

transitive verb: -stilled, -still·ing, -stills, also -stils 

  1. To introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant: “Morality . . . may be instilled into their minds” (Thomas Jefferson)
  2. To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

derivatives

iństil·látion
noun
in·stilĺer
noun
in·stilĺment
noun