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instilment

noun

The act of instilling; instillation.

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Meanings

nouninstilment (countable and uncountable, plural instilments)

plural instilments

countableuncountableThe act of instilling; instillation.
Just as God started the conversion of the human race through fear of punishment and proceeded to teach them the love of justice through the grace of Christ, he starts the conversion of the individual with the instilment of fear, […]
2019, Bart van Egmond, Augustine's Early Thought on the Redemptive Function of Divine Judgement

Synonyms & antonyms

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

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Broader

insertion introduction intromission

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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From instil + -ment.

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Cite this entry

APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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