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INSTIL
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they instil ... he / she / it instils
Past simple: instilled
Past participle: instilled
-ing form: instilling
Sense 1
Meaning:
Enter drop by drop
Example:
instill medication into my eye
Synonyms:
instil; instill
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "instil" is one way to...):
enter; infix; insert; introduce (put or introduce into something)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something PP
Derivation:
instilment (the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop)
