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Meanings of instil into in English

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Usage of instil into in English
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Pure and noble were the maxims that she sought to instil into his mind.
Barriers Burned Away
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You must unconventionalise him, and instil into his mind the seeds of doubt and revolt.
Alone
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Perhaps her deportment was inevitably calculated to instil into me a froward and refractory spirit.
Arthur Mervyn; Or, Memoirs of the Year 1793
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Yet we are endeavouring to instil into their minds Divine truth, as fast as their understandings ripen.
The Life of William Carey, Shoemaker & Missionary
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I wish to heaven, my dear Henry, he could instil into you a little of his ardour.
Pelham — Volume 06
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Go, therefore, instil into his breast nectar and delightful ambrosia, that hunger may come not upon him.
The Iliad of Homer (1873)
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The great object was to instil into me a love of truth, and in this she was indefatigable.
Valerie
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Your mother and I have tried to do our duty by you, to instil into you Christian teaching.
A Far Country — Volume 1
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One fear he had never been able to instil into his brother, and that was the fear of death.
The Life of Froude
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No martyrs ever suffered to instil into mankind a more wholesome lesson-morewholesome, or one more hard to learn.
Short Studies on Great Subjects
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She must talk to Ron in private, and try to instil into him some of her own energy and enterprise.
Big Game: A Story for Girls
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Without mentioning money, they contrived to instil into Mr. Meredith's mind a conviction that he should not offend Mrs. Davis.
Rainbow Valley
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The elder sister did not care to instil into the heart of her charge the fear which was in her own.
The Adventures of Kathlyn
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His first object was to instil into those who were with him a wise spirit in their relation to the gods.
The Memorabilia
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It is this which he has endeavored to instil into others, and by this principle has he himself ever been guided.
The World's Great Sermons, Volume 02: Hooker to South
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Some lessons there are, and those great ones, which this book is calculated to instil into members of our own communion.
Famous Reviews, Selected and Edited with Introductory Notes by R...
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