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
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Examples of instill in a Sentence
a charismatic leader who instilled in his followers a passionate commitment to the cause
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Bush made sure to instill that warmth with groovy, lounge-worthy classics—Mario Bellini’s 1970s Camaleonda sofa in the living room; a vintage Ligne Roset Togo system in the family room—and luscious floor coverings by the likes of Marc Phillips and Christopher Farr.
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Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 2 July 2024
Because like so much else of what Watson would become, it was instilled by family.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2024
Tasked with turning around the fortunes of one of the biggest clubs in the world, Rangnick was handed the reigns until the end of the season but was unable to fully instill his footballing philosophy into his players and the team’s struggles continued, finishing sixth in the league.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 29 June 2024
His grandmother was a sharecropper in Luxor, Arkansas, and instilled in his mother the importance of voting.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2024
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Hannah Martin, Architectural Digest, 2 July 2024
Because like so much else of what Watson would become, it was instilled by family.
—Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2024
Tasked with turning around the fortunes of one of the biggest clubs in the world, Rangnick was handed the reigns until the end of the season but was unable to fully instill his footballing philosophy into his players and the team’s struggles continued, finishing sixth in the league.
—Sam Joseph, CNN, 29 June 2024
His grandmother was a sharecropper in Luxor, Arkansas, and instilled in his mother the importance of voting.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 28 June 2024
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“Instill.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instill. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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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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