verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 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 strike"

2. 2
   enter drop by drop wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

implantinsinuateinstillinstill

Example

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"Parents try to instil a sense of responsibility in their children."

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