单词 | reinstil |
释义 | reinstilreinstillv. transitive. To instil again. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > instilling ideas > instil ideas [verb (transitive)] planteOE impressc1374 insinuate1529 instil1533 implanta1541 infuse1548 still1551 breathe1561 reinstila1711 imbibe1746 a1711 T. Ken Hymnotheo i, in Wks. (1721) III. 35 Others they ply'd with Doubts,..Curs'd Infidelity to re-instil. 1831 E. Biber Henry Pestalozzi xxiv. 276 It might contribute powerfully to..reinstil into national life some of that genuine patriotism. 1872 C. W. Stearns Black Man of South x. 103 Politicians and newspaper editors..re-instilled the evil genius of rebellion into the hearts of those who were sick of the war and would like to have remained quiet. 1924 Times 5 Aug. 6/4 The Lee Commission recommended what is admitted to be the bare minimum which could be hoped to re-instil some confidence into those Services. 1966 Rev. Politics 28 460 Not only were these organizations concerned with..reinstilling some kind of morality into the system, but they advocated a total reconstruction of the state along Islamic lines. 2004 S. Wilson Struggle over Work iii. 98 Public opinion may be swayed by the idea of re-instilling the work ethic among the young unemployed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.a1711 |
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