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instil

Meaningto drip in

Common meaning: to put in gradually

‘in, into’ + ‘a drop’ → instil

Journey through time

  1. Latinstilla, -ae‘a drop’
  2. Englishinstil‘to put in gradually’ · today

in- also in: incestinciteinduceinfamyinfant

stil also in: distil

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin stilla ‘a drop’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry stilla, p. 1759 · dictionary scan

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