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instil
OXFORD DICTIONARY
instil, v.tr. (US instill) (instilled, instilling) (often foll. by into)
1 introduce (a feeling, idea, etc.) into a person's mind etc. gradually.
2 put (a liquid) into something in drops.
1 introduce (a feeling, idea, etc.) into a person's mind etc. gradually.
2 put (a liquid) into something in drops.
Derivative
instillation n. instiller n. instilment n.
Etymology
L instillare (as IN-(2), stillare drop): cf. DISTIL
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