INSTEP
IN'STEP, noun [in and step.] The instep of the human foot, is the fore part of the upper side of the foot, near its junction with the leg.1. The instep of a horse, is that part ...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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INSTIGATE
IN'STIGATE, verb transitive [Latin instigo; in and stigo, inusit; Gr. to prick.]To incite; to set on; to provoke; to urge; used chiefly or wholly in an ill sense; as, to instiga...
INSTIGATED
IN'STIGATED, participle passive Incited or persuaded, as to evil.
INSTIGATING
IN'STIGATING, participle present tense Inciting; tempting to evil.
INSTIGATION
INSTIGA'TION, noun Incitement, as to evil or wickedness; the act of encouraging to commit a crime or some evil act.1. Temptation; impulse to evil; as the instigation of the devil.
INSTIGATOR
IN'STIGATOR, noun One who incites another to an evil act; a tempter.1. That which incites; that which moves persons to commit wickedness.
INSTILL
INSTILL', verb transitive [Latin instillo; in and stillo, to drop.]1. To infuse by drops.2. To infuse slowly, or by small quantities; as, to instill good principles into the mind.
INSTILLATION
INSTILLA'TION, noun [Latin instillatio.] The act of infusing by drops or by small quantities.1. The act of infusing slowly into the mind.2. That which is instilled or infused.
INSTILLED
INSTILL'ED, participle passive Infused by drops or by slow degrees.
INSTILLER
INSTILL'ER, noun He that instills.
INSTILLING
INSTILL'ING, participle present tense Infusing by drops or by slow degrees.
INSTILLMENT
INSTILL'MENT, noun Any thing instilled.
INSTIMULATE
INSTIM'ULATE, verb transitive To stimulate; to excite. [Not used.]
INSTIMULATING
INSTIM'ULATING, participle present tense Not stimulating; not exciting vital powers.
INSTIMULATION
INSTIMULA'TION, noun [in and stimulation.]The act of stimulating, inciting or urging forward.
INSTINCT
INSTINCT', adjective [Latin instinctus. See the Noun.]Moved; animated; excited; as instinct with spirit.Betulia--instinct with life.IN'STINCT, noun [Latin instinctus, inwardly m...
INSTINCTED
INSTINCT'ED, adjective Impressed; as an animating power. [Little used.]
INSTINCTION
INSTINC'TION, noun Instinct. [Not in use.]
INSTINCTIVE
INSTINCT'IVE, adjective Prompted by instinct; spontaneous; acting without reasoning, deliberation, instruction or experience; determined by natural impulse or propensity. The pr...
INSTINCTIVELY
INSTINCT'IVELY, adverb By force of instinct; without reasoning, instruction or experience; by natural impulse.
INSTITUTE
IN'STITUTE, verb transitive [Latin instituo; in and statuo, to set.]1. To establish; to appoint; to enact; to form and prescribe; as, to institute laws; to institute rules and r...
INSTITUTED
IN'STITUTED, participle passive Established; appointed; founded; enacted; invested with the care of souls.
INSTITUTING
IN'STITUTING, participle present tense Establishing; founding; enacting; investing with the care of souls.
INSTITUTION
INSTITU'TION, noun [Latin institutio.]1. The act of establishing.2. Establishment; that which is appointed, prescribed or founded by authority, and intended to be permanent. Thu...
INSTITUTIONAL
INSTITU'TIONAL, adjective Enjoined; instituted by authority.
INSTITUTIONARY
INSTITU'TIONARY, adjective Elemental; containing the first principles or doctrines.
INSTITUTIST
IN'STITUTIST, noun A writer of institutes or elementary rules and instructions.