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(1):

(v. t.) To impress, as an animating power, or instinct.

(2):

(a.) A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct.

(3):

(a.) Specif., the natural, unreasoning, impulse by which an animal is guided to the performance of any action, without of improvement in the method.

(4):

(a.) 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.

(5):

(a.) Urged or stimulated from within; naturally moved or impelled; imbued; animated; alive; quick; as, birds instinct with life.