instil

verb

instil

verb

/ɪnˈstɪl/

1

Australia, Ireland, and UK standard spelling of instill.

  • her only real object in this call had been to instil a general uneasiness into Diva’s mind about the coal strike1922, Edward Frederic Benson, Miss Mapp, page 70:
  • "If we do not instil public confidence in the system, I fear the public will lose confidence and even fewer people will travel by rail."2020 October 21, “Network News: Labour reiterates demand for full public ownership”, in Rail, page 7:
Derived terms
instilment, reinstil

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