English to English
instinct
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adjective (a)
- Urged or stimulated from within; naturally moved or impelled; imbued; animated; alive; quick; as, birds instinct with life.(adjective)source: webster1913
noun (n)
- inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli(noun.cognition)Example:
The spawning instinct in salmon.
Altruistic instincts in social animals.
source: wordnet30 - 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.(noun)source: webster1913
adjective satellite (s)
- (followed by `with')deeply filled or permeated(adj.all)Example:
Words instinct with love.
source: wordnet30
verb (v)
- To impress, as an animating power, or instinct.(verb)source: webster1913