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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Ryan Finley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2025
Malka credits the show’s visual style to a particular professional and artistic pride instilled in both her and Lindgren during their film school education.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2025
Issues with Starliner, however, prompted NASA to return the spacecraft uncrewed last September, after over two months of ground tests failed to instill in the space agency a complete confidence in the vehicle to return their astronauts safely.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2025
Ultimately, Landry offers an upgrade at outside linebacker and should help reinforce the culture Vrabel wants to instill in Foxboro.
—Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Instill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instill. Accessed 29 Mar. 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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