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   Instill , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instilled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Instilling.] [L. instillare, instillatum; pref. in- in + stillare to drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller. See Distill.] [Written also instil.]
   To drop in; to pour in drop by drop.
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   That starlight dews
   All silently their tears of love instill.
   Byron.
   
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   Specifically: To infuse (knowledge or attitudes) into the mind of another, slowly or gradually; to impart gradually; to cause to be imbibed.
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   How hast thou instilled
   Thy malice into thousands.
   Milton.
   Syn. -- To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate.
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