# instill

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪnˈstɪl/ · frequency rank #28,958

## Definitions
1. To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
2. To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin instillō.

## Easily confused with
- **infill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infill-vs-instill)
- **initial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/initial-vs-instill)
- **install** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/install-vs-instill)

## Common misspellings (9)
`innstill`, `insitll`, `insstill`, `instil`, `instlil`, `insttill`, `intsill`, `isntill`, `nistill`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/instill