instil
//ɪnˈstɪl//
Verb
instilInfinitive
instilPresent tense
instilledPast tense
instilledPast participle
instillingPresent participle
instilsThird-person singular
1
To gradually but firmly establish an idea, attitude, or habit in a person's mind.
Parents try to instil good values in their children from an early age.
2
To put a liquid into something drop by drop.
The nurse carefully instilled the eye drops into the patient's eye.