instil

Other spellings

• (US) instill

Pronunciation

• (UK) (US) IPA ^(key): /ɪnˈstɪl/

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Verb

Plain form instil

Third-person singular instils

Past tense instilled

Past participle instilled

Present participle instilling

1. If you instil a quality into a person, you establish it and cause it to become part of their behavior.
2. If you instil a liquid, you pour it drop by drop.