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/ɪnstˈɪlɪŋ/ Listen

verb

instil v. t. Same as instill.

Synonyms: instill.

Instill v. t. (past & past part. instilled; pres. part. instilling) (Written also instil)

To drop in; to pour in drop by drop. "That starlight dews All silently their tears of love instill."

Specifically: To infuse (knowledge or attitudes) into the mind of another, slowly or gradually; to impart gradually; to cause to be imbibed. "How hast thou instilled Thy malice into thousands."

Synonyms: To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate.

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Etymology of 'Instilling'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... beholding Bhishma, who was a father to him, worshipped his feet and saluted the citizens and others as each deserved. And Bhishma, too, embracing Pandu as his son who had returned victorious after grinding many hostile kingdoms, wept tears of joy. And Pandu, instilling joy into the hearts of his people with a flourish of trumpets and conchs and kettle- ...

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