Instill vs. Instil — Which is Correct Spelling?
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Which is correct: Instill or Instil
How to spell Instill?
Instill
Correct Spelling
Instil
Incorrect Spelling
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Instill Definitions
To introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant
"Morality ... may be instilled into their minds" (Thomas Jefferson).
To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.
To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age.
To drop in; to pour in drop by drop.
That starlight dewsAll silently their tears of love instill.
To infuse (knowledge or attitudes) into the mind of another, slowly or gradually; to impart gradually; to cause to be imbibed.
How hast thou instilledThy malice into thousands.
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Impart gradually;
Her presence instilled faith into the children
Transfuse love of music into the students
Enter drop by drop;
Instill medication into my eye
Produce or try to produce a vivid impression of;
Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us
Teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions;
Inculcate values into the young generation
Fill, as with a certain quality;
The heavy traffic tinctures the air with carbon monoxide
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