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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

instil en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

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

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
instils Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
instilled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
instilled Tense=Past lexicographic
instilling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

reinstil · instilment