Instillation vs. Irrigation — What's the Difference?

To introduce by gradual, persistent efforts; implant

Irrigation is the artificial process of applying controlled amounts of water to land to assist in production of crops. Irrigation helps to grow agricultural crops, maintain landscapes, and revegetate disturbed soils in dry areas and during periods of less than average rainfall.

To pour in (medicine, for example) drop by drop.

To supply (land or crops) with water by means of pipes, sprinklers, ditches, or streams.

The act of instilling.

To wash out (a body cavity or wound) with water or a medicated fluid.

That which is instilled.

To irrigate land or crops.

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

The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.

The introduction of a liquid (by pouring or injection) drop by drop

The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.

A liquid that is instilled drop by drop

Supplying dry land with water by means of ditches etc

(medicine) cleaning a wound or body organ by flushing or washing out with water or a medicated solution