Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of instilling; also, that which is instilled.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
instilling , or that which is instilled.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word instillment.
Examples
-
Now I know that “expert reviewers who are genuinely independent” is an extremely difficult step, and climate science is a very politically contentious field, but the result of all this must be an instillment of a proper and enforced scientific ethic.
-
The judge described the Broederbond as a national and not a political organization, and said its aims were: 'the attainment of a healthy and progressive unanimity among all Afrikaners who strive for the welfare of the Afrikaner people, the kindling of national self-awareness in the Afrikaner, and the instillment of a love for his language, religion, traditions, country and people; and the promotion of all the interests of the Afrikaner people.'
-
It recks little how anciently or from what rudimentary beginnings this peerless impulse dates its growth; whether spontaneous breath of divine instillment, or evolved through cycles of the eternal past, such has sanction and warrant of the Infinite.
Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 Carson Jay Lee
-
The latest instillment of a highly publicized interview with CBS News anchor Katie Couric featured an awkward exchange over Palin's reading habits.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.