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Instillment

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Noun

1. instillation, instillment, instilment

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Instillment

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verb transitiveWord forms: inˈstilled or inˈstilling
1. 
to put in drop by drop
2. 
to put (an idea, principle, feeling, etc.) in or into little by little; impart gradually

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Instillment

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tr.v. in·stilled, in·still·ing, in·stills also in·stils
1. To introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant: "Morality ... may be instilled into their minds" (Thomas Jefferson).
2. To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

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