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instillinstill /ɪnˈstɪl/ verb [transitive] ETYMOLOGYinstillOrigin: 1400-1500 Latin instillare, from stillare to fall in drops VERB TABLEinstill |
Present | I, you, we, they | instill | | he, she, it | instills | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | instilled | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have instilled | | he, she, it | has instilled | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had instilled | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will instill | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have instilled |
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Present | I | am instilling | | he, she, it | is instilling | | you, we, they | are instilling | Past | I, he, she, it | was instilling | | you, we, they | were instilling | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been instilling | | he, she, it | has been instilling | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been instilling | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be instilling | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been instilling |
to teach someone a way of thinking or behaving over a long period of time: instill something in somebody She tried to instill responsibility in her sons. [Origin: 1400–1500 Latin instillare, from stillare to fall in drops]—instillation /ˌɪnstɪˈleɪʃən/ noun [uncountable] |