Instil

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The verb 'to instil is best spelled like this, with one '-l', in British English. American usage prefers a double '-l', instill. For either , the pastforms, instilled, and presentr participle instilling, have a double '-l-'.

You may also want to see AWE's note on the spelling of the inflections of the verb 'to instil' at Consonant doubling.