How do you pronounce instil?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈstɪl/.

instil

/ɪnˈstɪl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.38 in modern English

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"her only real object in this call had been to instil a general uneasiness into Diva’s mind about the coal strike"
""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.""

instils (present, singular) instilling (participle, present) instilled (participle, past) instilled (past)

instilment reinstil

instill

instill

will with a will still until bill kill we'll hill till ill fill brazil

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