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Word: Instil
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English (in instil (sense 2)): from Latin instillare, from in- ‘into’ + stillare ‘to drop’ (from stilla ‘a drop’)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈstɪl
Dialects: British English
Definition:
gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude) in a person's mind
Short Definition:gradually but firmly establish idea or attitude in person's mind
Examples:- the standards her parents had instilled into her
Definition:
put (a substance) into something in the form of liquid drops
Short Definition:put substance into something in form of liquid drops
Examples:- she was told how to instil eye drops
Variant Forms:
- instill
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