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breed, enroot, implant, inculcate, infix, inseminate, plant, sow
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Efforts by Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to instill calm into a jittery market appeared to have little impact. — Ira Iosebashvili, WSJ, "U.S. Government Bond Prices Rise as Stocks Fall," 24 Dec. 2018 Following Epiphanius' death, the church took a series of measures aimed at instilling discipline into monastic life. — Fox News, "Egypt prosecutors order ex-monk detained over abbot death," 11 Aug. 2018 The honorees, who largely support the arts as Marie Antoinette once did, also are dedicated to instilling passion into the next generation of artists. — Lawrence Elizabeth Knox, Houston Chronicle, "Ars Lyrica Houston celebrates female contributions to society," 16 May 2018 Thus, a gene meant to instill frost tolerance into, say, spinach, might come from a fish that lives in icy waters. — Jane E. Brody, New York Times, "Are G.M.O. Foods Safe?," 23 Apr. 2018 The best possible interpretation of Jacobs's story is that Kelly did instill some discipline into the West Wing and cut off Wolff's easy access. — Aaron Blake, Washington Post, "The details of how Michael Wolff penetrated the White House are the most damning of all," 17 Jan. 2018 Further, this reform would maintain judicial independence, but instill regularity to the nominations process, discourage Justices from choosing a retirement date based on politics, and will stop the ever-increasing tenure of Justices. — Ezra Klein, Vox, "Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the case for 18-year Supreme Court terms," 26 Dec. 2018 The Navajo language has no military terminology, and most of the code developed was new and instilled with military meaning. — Shondiin Silversmith, azcentral, "Navajo Code Talkers created an unbreakable code. It helped win World War II," 11 July 2018 McGrath was born in Northampton, England to a Jamaican single mother named Jean, who adored makeup and instilled a love of cosmetics into her daughter. — Baze Mpinja, Allure, "Why Self-Made Boss Pat McGrath Is an Invaluable Asset to the Beauty World," 23 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'instill.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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