In·still v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instilled p. pr. & vb. n. Instilling.] [Written also instil.]
1. To drop in; to pour in drop by drop.
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.
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