Word: instills
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: in
stills
Definition: Third-person singular of instill; impart gradually
Morphemes:
Affix: instill
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cause a quality to become part of someone's nature.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: in-
Language: la
Decoded: in-
Meaning: in
Affix: stīllō
Language: la
Decoded: stillo
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I drip, drop, trickle
Affix: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs