instillation

[in-stuh-ley-shuhn]

noun

1. the act of instilling.

2. something instilled.

Other Word Forms

• preinstillation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of instillation¹

First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin instillātiōn- (stem of instillātiō ), equivalent to instillāt(us) past participle of instillāre to instill + -iōn- -ion

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