instil

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪnˈstɪl/

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• Rhymes: -ɪl

Verb

instil (third-person singular simple present instils, present participle instilling, simple past and past participle instilled)

1. Australia, Ireland, and UK standard spelling of instill.
   • 1922, Edward Frederic Benson, Miss Mapp, page 70:

     her only real object in this call had been to instil a general uneasiness into Diva’s mind about the coal strike

   • 2020 October 21, “Network News: Labour reiterates demand for full public ownership”, in Rail, page 7:

     "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."

Derived terms

• instilment
• reinstil

Anagrams

• inlist