instill

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ɪnˈstɔːl/
• Hyphenation: in‧still

Verb

Plain form (yanzu) instill

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi) instills

Past tense (ya wuce) instilled

Past participle (ya wuce) instilled

Present participle (ana cikin yi) instilling

1. To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature. <> sanya alkadari kan wani. koyawa.

   It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age.

2. To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop. <> zuba ɗigo kamar magani.