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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Instinct \In*stinct"\, a. [L. instinctus, p. p. of instinguere to instigate, incite; cf. instigare to instigate. Cf. {Instigate}, {Distinguish}.] Urged or stimulated from within; naturally moved or impelled; imbued; animated; alive; quick; as, birds instinct with life. [1913 Webster] The chariot of paternal deity . . . Itself instinct with spirit, but convoyed By four cherubic shapes. --Milton. [1913 Webster] A noble performance, instinct with sound principle. --Brougham. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Instinct \In"stinct\ ([i^]n"st[i^][ng]kt), n. [L. instinctus instigation, impulse, fr. instinguere to instigate: cf. F. instinct. See {Instinct}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. Natural inward impulse; unconscious, involuntary, or unreasoning prompting to any mode of action, whether bodily, or mental, without a distinct apprehension of the end or object to be accomplished. [1913 Webster] An instinct is a propensity prior to experience, and independent of instructions. --Paley. [1913 Webster] An instinct is a blind tendency to some mode of action, independent of any consideration, on the part of the agent, of the end to which the action leads. --Whately. [1913 Webster] An instinct is an agent which performs blindly and ignorantly a work of intelligence and knowledge. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster] By a divine instinct, men's minds mistrust Ensuing dangers. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zool.) Specif., the natural, unreasoning, impulse by which an animal is guided to the performance of any action, without thought of improvement in the method. [1913 Webster] The resemblance between what originally was a habit, and an instinct becomes so close as not to be distinguished. --Darwin. [1913 Webster] 3. A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Instinct \In*stinct"\ ([i^]n*st[i^][ng]kt"), v. t. To impress, as an animating power, or instinct. [Obs.] --Bentley. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: instinct adj 1: (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated; "imbued with the spirit of the Reformation"; "words instinct with love"; "it is replete with misery" [syn: {instinct(p)}, {replete(p)}] n 1: inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli; "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals" [syn: {instinct}, {inherent aptitude}] From French-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.4 [fd-fra-eng]: instinct /ɛ̃stɛ̃/ instinct From Dutch-English Freedict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 [fd-nld-eng]: instinct /instiŋkt/ instinct