verb transitive

instillo

2nd PP instillāre · 3rd PP instillāvi · 4th PP instillātum · conj. 1st

to pour in by drops; to drop in; to instil

to pour in by drops, to drop in, to instil (class.).

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Lit.: haec quoque, nisi tamquam lumini, oleum instilles, extinguuntur senectute, Cic. de Sen. 11: (oleum) caulibus. Hor. S. 2, 2, 62: auribus sucum brassicae, Plin. 20, 9, 33, § 83.—

To drop into; upon

To drop into or upon: guttae, quae saxa assidue instillant Caucasi, Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 10 fin.—

to instil; to inspire with figuratively •

Trop., to instil, to inspire with: uberrimae tuae litterae mihi quiddam quasi animulae instillarunt (al. restillarunt), Cic. Att. 9, 7, 1: praeceptum auriculis, Hor. Ep. 1, 8, 16.

Perseus ID: n23969 Key: instillo