instil

Etymology

verb

  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 1922, 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. October 21 2020, “Network News: Labour reiterates demand for full public ownership”, in Rail, page 7

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