v.tr. (US instill) (instilled, instilling) (often foll. by into)
1. introduce (a feeling, idea, etc.) into a person's mind etc. gradually.
2 put (a liquid) into something in drops.
Derivatives:
instillation n. instiller n. instilment n.
Etymology: L instillare (as IN-(2), stillare drop): cf. DISTIL