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Definition of Instillment
1. Noun. The introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop.
Generic synonyms: Insertion, Introduction, Intromission
Specialized synonyms: Infusion
Derivative terms: Instill, Instill, Instil
Definition of Instillment
1. n. The act of instilling; also, that which is instilled.
Definition of Instillment
1. Noun. The act of instilling, or that which is instilled. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Instillment
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Instillment
Literary usage of Instillment
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1921)
"Six weeks after blood instillment the mastoid was healed, the lymph tumors ...
The blood instillment again proved its worth in checking the haemorrhages as ..."
2. The Teaching of English in the Secondary School by Charles Swain Thomas (1917)
"realm of practical ethics, — the instillment in the individual mind of the
necessity of a wise unselfishness, the partial effacement of the individual ..."
3. York Deeds by Maine Historical Society, Maine Genealogical Society (1884- ), York County (Me.). Register of Deeds (1894)
"York ss/ May 14th 1719 Mr Wm Godsoe above Named Acknowledged ye fore going
instillment in writing to he his free act and Deed Before Jos : Hamond J peace ..."
4. Increasing Your Mental Efficiency by Edward Huntington Williams (1914)
"The instillment thereof into her mind would probably have caused this aged sister
to drop down dead, at once, as by the effect of an intensely poisonous ..."
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