instill

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. verb impart gradually
  2. verb enter drop by drop
  3. verb produce or try to produce a vivid impression of

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin instillō.

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