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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  instilling
       n : teaching or impressing upon the mind by frequent instruction
           or repetition [syn: inculcation, ingraining]