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Definition of Instinct
In`stinct´ Pronunciation: ĭn`stĭņkt´ | a. | 1. | Urged or stimulated from within; naturally moved or impelled; imbued; animated; alive; quick; as, birds instinct with life. | | n. | 1. | | | 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. | | 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. | | 3. | A natural aptitude or knack; a predilection; as, an instinct for order; to be modest by instinct. | | v. t. | 1. | To impress, as an animating power, or instinct. |
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