English → Latin
“instill” in Latin
īnstīllōto drop in (pour liquid in drop-wise); to instil, inspirelitteraletter (of the alphabet); handwriting; letter, epistleverbumword; proverb, saying; verbpraeceptumteaching, lesson; precept; order, command
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
instill
PROPR., instillare.
IMPROPR., instillare (doctrines, precepts, etc., Hor., Ep., 1, 8, 16; Sen., Benef., 6, 16, extr.; and, undoubtedly, permissible in prose, since Cic. has quae [litterae] mihi quiddam quasi animulae instillarunt; al. restillarunt: at all events, it may be used as Cic., Sen., 11, verba, praecepta, etc., menti atque animo tamquam lumini oleum instillare): imbuere aliquem aliqua re.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for instill?
- The usual Latin words for “instill” are īnstīllō, littera, verbum; also praeceptum. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.