instillment

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noun

The act of instilling

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Meanings

nouninstillment (countable and uncountable, plural instillments)

plural instillments · alternative instilment

  1. countableuncountableThe act of instilling
  2. countableuncountableSomething which is instilled.

Synonyms & antonyms

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instillation

nounthe introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop

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Broader
insertionintroductionintromission
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From instill + -ment.

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APA

instillment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instillment

MLA

“instillment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instillment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “instillment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instillment.

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