Definition of "instill" []

• To introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant: "Morality . . . may be instilled into their minds” ( Thomas Jefferson). (verb-transitive)
• To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop. (verb-transitive)

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• "Explainer "quoted a line from the Quran in translation along with a note explaining that the word instill was misspelled in the original."
• "Because, you know what, I think your parents kind of instill that in you."
• "To do that, he needs to find a talented performer who has a sound work ethic, which he said is something he wants to "instill" in the competition."