Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The act of instilling; also, that which is instilled.

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

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Examples

  • The instilment thereof into her mind would probably have caused this aged sister to drop down dead, at once, as by the effect of an intensely poisonous infusion.

    The Scarlet Letter 2002

  • The military have also made considerable wealth by the same course, and the consequence was the instilment into every bosom of a consciousness of independence, which was fatal to that strict subordination which ought to be maintained and enforced.

    The Present Picture of New South Wales (1811) David Dickinson Mann

  • The instilment thereof into her mind would probably have caused this aged sister to drop down dead, at once, as by the effect of an intensely poisonous infusion.

    XX. The Minister in a Maze 1917

  • This "instilment of conviction," to use Matthew Arnold's expression, is naturally a complex process in that it usually includes argumentation and often employs suggestion, as the next chapter will illustrate.

    The Art of Public Speaking Dale Carnagey 1906

  • But when he reached _Instilment_, his memory became vague, and forgetting that he had already quoted the passage under _Distilment_, he quoted it again as 'the leperous instilment' -- a reading which does not exist in any text of Shakspere, and was a mere temporary hallucination of memory.

    The evolution of English lexicography James Augustus Henry Murray 1876

  • The instilment thereof into her mind would probably have caused this aged sister to drop down dead, at once, as by the effect of an intensely poisonous infusion.

    The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834

  • The instilment thereof into her mind would probably have caused this aged sister to drop down dead, at once, as by the effect of an intensely poisonous infusion.

    The Scarlet Letter Nathaniel Hawthorne 1834

  • Apparently of no concern is the instilment of meaning into the lives of

    Salem-News.com 2010

  • York Metropolitan area, to support the instilment of building character and values CC was raised with.

    Business Wire Travel News 2010

  • Owen Pallett graced the stage of Schuba's as the headliner of three breath-taking live performances on Saturday night's instilment of Tomorrow Never Knows.

    Muzzle of Bees | Music Blog: MP3 Downloads, Videos, News, Tour Dates, Giveaways 2010

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