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   in·still

   /inˈstil/

   verb

   • 1. gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude, especially a desirable one) in a person's mind: "how do we instill a sense of rightness in today's youth?"
   • 2. put (a substance) into something in the form of liquid drops: "she was told how to instill eye drops"

   Word Origin late Middle English (in instill (sense 2)): from Latin instillare, from in- ‘into’ + stillare ‘to drop’ (from stilla ‘a drop’).

   Derivatives

   • 1. instillation noun
   • 2. instillment noun

   Scrabble Points: 7

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