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in⋅stil⋅la⋅tion

[in-stuh-ley-shuhn]
–noun
1. the act of instilling.
2. something instilled.

Origin:
1530–40; < L instillātiōn- (s. of instillātiō), equiv. to instillāt(us) ptp. of instillāre to instill + -iōn- -ion
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in·still also in·stil   (ĭn-stĭl')   
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.


[Middle English instillen, from Latin īnstīllāre : in-, into; see in-2 + stīllāre, to drip, drop (from stīlla, drop).]
in'stil·la'tion (ĭn'stə-lā'shən) n., in·still'er n., in·still'ment n.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·stil·la·tion
Pronunciation: "in(t)-st&-'lA-sh&n, -(")stil-'A-
Function: noun
1 : an act of instilling : introduction by instilling instillation of penicillin>
2 : something that is instilled or designed for instillation instillation> instillation for use in the eyes of the newborn>
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