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单词 instillment
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•still or in•stil /ɪnˈstɪl/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object (+ in/into + object)], -stilled, -still•ing or -stil•ling. 
  1. to cause (some quality, etc.) to enter the mind of someone, by a long process:to instill a sense of decency in his children.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
in•still  (in stil′),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to infuse slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings;
    insinuate;
    inject:to instill courtesy in a child.
  2. to put in drop by drop.
  • Latin instillāre, equivalent. to in- in-2 + stillāre to drip; see distill
  • 1525–35
in•still′er, n. 
in•still′ment, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inculcate, introduce.
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