Definition of instil Instil

/ɪnstˈɪl/ - in•stil

We found 4 definitions of instil from 4 different sources.

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British English

instil - /ɪnstˈɪl/

American English

instill - /ɪnstɪˈl/

What does instil mean?

WordNet

Verb
instil - enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye"
		instill
		infix, insert, enter, introduce attach a morpheme into a stem word

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Wiktionary

instil (Verb)
Alternative spelling of instill.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

instil
in-stil′, v.t. to drop into: to infuse slowly into the mind:—pr.p. instil′ling; pa.p. instilled′.—ns. Instillā′tion, Instil′ment, the act of instilling or pouring in by drops: the act of infusing slowly into the mind: that which is instilled or infused. [Fr.,—L. instillāre—in, in, stillāre, to drop.]

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instil, verb, present, 1st person singular of instil (infinitive).
instil, verb (infinitive).

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instil in sign language