instil

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɪnˈstɪl/
  • 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."

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