Definition of: instil

(in·stil′) v.t. ·stilled, ·stil·ling
1. To put into the mind gradually, as if drop by drop.
2. To pour in by drops. Also in·still′. [<L instillare drop, drip <in- in + stillare drop <stilla a drop]
—in·stil·a·tion (in′stə-lā′shən) or in′stil·la′tion, in·stil′ment or in·still′ment noun
—in·still′er noun