Instill, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Instilled; p. pr. & vb. n. Instilling.]
Etymology: [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; hence, to impart gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed. That starlight dews All silently their tears of love instill. Byron. How hast thou instilled Thy malice into thousands. Milton.
Syn. -- To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate; insinuate.
Shades of meaning
Fernald has no entry of its own for instill; he lists it under teach.
He lists it without comment; the entries above explain its neighbors.