- instil
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instil — v. t. same as {instill}. Syn: instill. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
instil — is spelt with one l in BrE and as instill in AmE. The inflected forms are instilled, instilling in both varieties. The non physical meaning is ‘to introduce (a feeling, idea, etc.) into a person s mind’: • They believed, quite wrongly, that to… … Modern English usage
instil — (also instill) ► VERB (instilled, instilling) 1) gradually but firmly establish (an idea or attitude) in someone s mind. 2) put (a liquid) into something in drops. DERIVATIVES instillation noun. ORIGIN Latin instillare pu … English terms dictionary
Instil — To instil or instill is to slowly but firmly establish something. [citeweb|url=http://www.askoxford.com/results/?view=dev dict field 12668446=instil branch=13842570 textsearchtype=exact sortorder=score%2Cname|title= instil |author=Oxford… … Wikipedia
Instil — Die Metalcoreband Instil wurde 2001 in Groningen (Niederlande) gegründet. Die Band spielt eine aggressive Mischung aus Thrash Metal und Melodic Death Metal und paart diese Einflüsse mit Hardcore amerikanischer Machart. Ihr erstes Album war das… … Deutsch Wikipedia
instil — [ɪn stɪl] firmly into (to instil respect for the law in the younger generation) (D; tr.) to instil in to instil deeply … Combinatory dictionary
instil — [[t]ɪnstɪ̱l[/t]] instils, instilling, instilled VERB If you instil an idea or feeling in someone, especially over a period of time, you make them think it or feel it. [V n in/into n] They hope that their work will instil a sense of responsibility … English dictionary
instil — UK [ɪnˈstɪl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms instil : present tense I/you/we/they instil he/she/it instils present participle instilling past tense instilled past participle instilled to make someone have a particular feeling or belief instil… … English dictionary
instil — in|stil BrE instill AmE [ınˈstıl] v past tense and past participle instilled present participle instilling [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: instillare, from stillare to fall in drops ] to teach someone to think, behave, or feel in a… … Dictionary of contemporary English
instil — /ɪnˈstɪl / (say in stil) verb (t) (instilled, instilling) 1. to infuse slowly or by degrees into the mind or feelings; insinuate; inject: *She had struggled for years to instil a love of Greek culture in the children here. –angelo loukakis, 1981 …
instil — Instill In*still , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Instilled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Instilling}.] [L. instillare, instillatum; pref. in in + stillare to drop, fr. stilla a drop: cf. F. instiller. See {Distill}.] [Written also {instil}.] 1. To drop in; to pour… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
