Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to instill
Participle: instilled
Gerund: instilling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | instill |
| you | instill |
| he;she;it | instills |
| we | instill |
| you | instill |
| they | instill |
Perfect
| I | have instilled |
| you | have instilled |
| he;she;it | has instilled |
| we | have instilled |
| you | have instilled |
| they | have instilled |
Past
| I | instilled |
| you | instilled |
| he;she;it | instilled |
| we | instilled |
| you | instilled |
| they | instilled |
Pluperfect
| I | had instilled |
| you | had instilled |
| he;she;it | had instilled |
| we | had instilled |
| you | had instilled |
| they | had instilled |
Future
| I | will instill |
| you | will instill |
| he;she;it | will instill |
| we | will instill |
| you | will instill |
| they | will instill |
Future Perfect
| I | will have instilled |
| you | will have instilled |
| he;she;it | will have instilled |
| we | will have instilled |
| you | will have instilled |
| they | will have instilled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | instill |
| you | instill |
| he;she;it | instill |
| we | instill |
| you | instill |
| they | instill |
Perfect
| I | have instilled |
| you | have instilled |
| he;she;it | have instilled |
| we | have instilled |
| you | have instilled |
| they | have instilled |
Imperfect
| I | instilled |
| you | instilled |
| he;she;it | instilled |
| we | instilled |
| you | instilled |
| they | instilled |
Pluperfect
| I | had instilled |
| you | had instilled |
| he;she;it | had instilled |
| we | had instilled |
| you | had instilled |
| they | had instilled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would instill |
| you | would instill |
| he;she;it | would instill |
| we | would instill |
| you | would instill |
| they | would instill |
Perfect
| I | would have instilled |
| you | would have instilled |
| he;she;it | would have instilled |
| we | would have instilled |
| you | would have instilled |
| they | would have instilled |
Imperative
| you | instill |
| we | Let's instill |
| you | instill |
Verbs conjugated like 'instill'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'instill'
install,
instil,
bestill,
distill,
enstall,
finestill,
infill,
initial,
inshell,
instakill,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- infuse
- imbue, inculcate, impregnate, steep, implant, permeate, saturate, inject
- teach
- educate, impart, indoctrinate, instruct, inform, guide, preach, tutor
Antonyms
- teach
- learn, understand, mislead, withhold
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1533, "to introduce (feelings, etc.) little by little," from L. instillare "put in by drops," from instillare "to drop, trickle," in- "in" + stilla "a drop." (see distill).
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
4. Proto-Italic *en
5. Proto-Italic *en-
6. Latin in-
7. Latin stīlla
8. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
9. Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
10. Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
11. Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
12. Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
13. Proto-Italic *-ājō
14. Proto-Italic *-āō
15. Latin -ō
16. Latin stīllō
17. Latin instillōbor.
18. English instill
19. Borrowed from Latin instillō.
Sample Sentences
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It is important to instill discipline in a child at an early age.