Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Instill \In*still"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instilled}; p. pr. &
   vb. n. {Instilling}.] [L. instillare, instillatum; pref. in-
   in + stillare to drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller.
   See {Distill}.] [Written also {instil}.]
   To drop in; to pour in drop by drop; hence, to impart
   gradually; to infuse slowly; to cause to be imbibed.

         That starlight dews All silently their tears of love
         instill.                                 --Byron.

         How hast thou instilled Thy malice into thousands.
                                                  --Milton.

   Syn: To infuse; impart; inspire; implant; inculcate;
        insinuate.

Source : WordNet®

instill
     v 1: impart gradually; "Her presence instilled faith into the
          children"; "transfuse love of music into the students"
          [syn: {transfuse}]
     2: enter drop by drop; "instill medication into my eye" [syn: {instil}]
     3: produce or try to produce a vivid impression of; "Mother
        tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us" [syn: {impress},
         {ingrain}]
     4: teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions;
        "inculcate values into the young generation" [syn: {inculcate},
         {infuse}]
     5: fill, as with a certain quality; "The heavy traffic
        tinctures the air with carbon monoxide" [syn: {impregnate},
         {infuse}, {tincture}]