instillation
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Etymology
Origin of instillation
First recorded in 1530–40; from Latin instillātiōn- (stem of instillātiō ), equivalent to instillāt(us) past participle of instillāre to instill + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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Over at Helmshore Mill, an instillation created by James Fox looks at tensions between the industrialisation of cotton manufacturing and traditional cottage industry in the 19th century.
From BBC • Oct. 1, 2021
The Aaron Burr Association timed its headstone instillation to coincide with the 400th anniversary of enslaved Africans being brought to the US.
From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2019
They dreamed up increasingly daft theme nights, like “The Joan Crawford Mother’s Day Celebration,” an instillation that included an actress handcuffed to a chair; and “The Puberty Ball,” headlined by the teenage band the Blessed.
From New York Times • Jul. 18, 2018
At the Beverly Hills store event, Birkenstock’s garden lounge will serve shoppers and browsers Moon Juice beverages; a butterfly bar instillation will display jewelry; and an aquarium display will contain beauty offerings.
From Los Angeles Times • May 18, 2018
I have never been able to persuade myself that, except as an adjuvant to operative work, there was any real therapeutic value in the instillation of adrenalin.
From Glaucoma A Symposium Presented at a Meeting of the Chicago Ophthalmological Society, November 17, 1913 by Nance, Willis O.
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