Home › Words › I › inustioninustioninustion means the act of burning or branding.EtymologySee ustion.nounThe act of burning or branding.e.g.“Is that memory that is seated in the Mundane spirit of man , by a strong impression , or inustion of any phantasme , or outward sensible object , upon that spirit” — a. 1687, Henry More, The Interpretation Generall:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ustion 66% match — The act of burning, or the state of being burned. vs inustion →branding 66% match — The process in which a mark, usually a symbol or ornamental pattern, is burned into the skin of a living animal or person (usually a livestock animal). vs inustion →incension 66% match — The act of heating or burning vs inustion →brand 64% match — A mark or scar made by burning with a hot iron, especially to mark cattle or to classify the contents of a cask. vs inustion →inburn 62% match — To burn in; burn or affect as to make a permanent or lasting impression or mark. vs inustion →ustulation 61% match — An act of burning, especially roasting. vs inustion →inunction 61% match — The anointing or rubbing in of oil or balm. vs inustion →illinition 60% match — The act of smearing or rubbing in or on. vs inustion →