instilled; instilling; instills
1
: to impart gradually
instilling a love of learning in children
2
: to cause to enter drop by drop
instill medication into the infected eye
Examples of instill in a Sentence
a charismatic leader who instilled in his followers a passionate commitment to the cause
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His first season at Ferrari is full of struggles, but the result in Canada can instill some worthwhile confidence back in Hamilton.
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
But Pickard didn’t instill much confidence in a Game 5 loss that pushed the team to the brink of elimination.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Cucinelli said that the project is intended to dismantle the misconception that public spaces only concern authorities and governments, trying instead to instill the idea that anyone can and should care.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 12 June 2025
Pochettino, an Argentine who was hired last Fall from Tottenham Hotspurs to lead the American squad, has tried to instill more passion and pride in the national badge.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
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Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 June 2025
But Pickard didn’t instill much confidence in a Game 5 loss that pushed the team to the brink of elimination.
—Shayna Goldman, New York Times, 16 June 2025
Cucinelli said that the project is intended to dismantle the misconception that public spaces only concern authorities and governments, trying instead to instill the idea that anyone can and should care.
—Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 12 June 2025
Pochettino, an Argentine who was hired last Fall from Tottenham Hotspurs to lead the American squad, has tried to instill more passion and pride in the national badge.
—Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 11 June 2025
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“Instill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instill. Accessed 20 Jun. 2025.
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instill
verb
in·still
in-ˈstil 
: to gradually cause to feel or have
instill a love of music
instiller
noun
Medical Definition
instill
transitive verb
in·still
in-ˈstil
instilled; instilling
: to cause to enter especially drop by drop
instill medication into the infected eye
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