instillation

Variant of instill

instill definition

in·still or instil in·stil′ (in stil′)

transitive verb instilled -·stilled′, instilling -·still′·ing

  1. to put in drop by drop
  2. to put (an idea, principle, feeling, etc.) in or into little by little; impart gradually

Etymology: MFr instiller < L instillare < in-, in + stillare, to drop < stilla, a drop

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