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instilled

instilled is the simple past and past participle of instill.

Meaning of instill

Verb

instill (third-person singular simple present instills, present participle instilling, simple past and past participle instilled)

  1. (transitive) To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
    • It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age.
  2. (transitive) To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

Words formed from instilled

Questions about instilled

What is instilled the simple past and past participle of?
Instilled is the simple past and past participle of instill.

Words near instilled in the dictionary

  1. instillation abortions
  2. instillations
  3. instillator
  4. instillators
  5. instillatory
  6. instilled
  7. instiller
  8. instillers
  9. instilling
  10. instillings
  11. instillment

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