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单词 instill
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instill

[ in-stil ]
/ ɪnˈstɪl /
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verb (used with object), in·stilled, in·stil·ling.

to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject: to instill courtesy in a child.
to put in drop by drop.
Also especially British, in·stil .

Origin of instill

First recorded in 1525–35; from Latin instillāre, equivalent to in- in-2 + stillāre “to drip”; see distill

SYNONYMS FOR instill

1 inculcate, introduce.
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OTHER WORDS FROM instill

in·still·er, nounin·still·ment, nounpre·in·still, verb (used with object)

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH instill

install, instill

Words nearby instill

instep, instigate, instigation, instigator, instil, instill, instillation, instillator, instinct, instinctive, in stitches
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Medical definitions for instill

instill
[ ĭn-stĭl ]

v.

To pour in drop by drop.

Other words from instill

in′stil•lation (ĭn′stə-lāshən) n.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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