instilled

[ in-stild ]

adjective

1. infused slowly or gradually into the mind or feelings:

   In some regions of the world, culturally instilled values are an enduring barrier to achieving sustainability.

2. put into something drop by drop:

   Where a patient reacts to the instilled eye medication with dilation of the pupils, it could suggest Horner's syndrome.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of instill ( def ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of instilled¹

instill + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

I thanked her for being courageous and trusting that she’d instilled in me the tools, the qualities, the values that would allow me to thrive out there and come back.

From Los Angeles Times

Bellamy has also instilled an exciting new style of play - bold and creative on the ball, tenacious and relentless out of possession.

From BBC

The value of good marketing was instilled in her during her Nickelodeon days.

From Los Angeles Times

It was the one team my dad instilled in me when I was growing up.

From Los Angeles Times

His father, a tailor, “instilled in him and his brother a sense of pride in appearance,” while his mother, an entrepreneur, inspired him to start his own shoe-shining business as a child, according to Legacy.com.

From Los Angeles Times