instil

I1N1S1T1I1L1
/ɪnˈstɪl/

verb

Australia, Ireland, and UK standard spelling of instill.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person instils · participle present instilling · participle past instilled · past instilled

  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
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    "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

Synonyms & antonyms

verbenter drop by drop

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insertinfixenter
Also see
implantinstill

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with instil

willstilluntilbillhillbrazilkilltillillskillphilpillgrilllilmiltilnilrefillfulfillchillspillgillgoodwillthrill
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Cite this entry
APA

instil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instil

MLA

“instil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instil. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “instil,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instil.

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