Verb (used with object) : to instill courtesy in a child. From Dictionary.com.
It recks little how anciently or from what rudimentary beginnings this peerless impulse dates its growth; whether spontaneous breath of divine instillment, or evolved through cycles of the eternal past, such has sanction and warrant of the Infinite. From Wordnik.com. [Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898] Reference
Now I know that “expert reviewers who are genuinely independent” is an extremely difficult step, and climate science is a very politically contentious field, but the result of all this must be an instillment of a proper and enforced scientific ethic. From Wordnik.com. [Reply to Ritson « Climate Audit] Reference
The latest instillment of a highly publicized interview with CBS News anchor Katie Couric featured an awkward exchange over Palin's reading habits. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
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