in-stinguo, stinxi, stinctum, 3, v. a., to instigate, incite, impel (class. only in the part. pass.): Christus intus instinxerat, Tert. Anim. 26 (Gell. 17, 20, 7, read instrinxit).

— Part. pass.: instinctus, a, um, instigated, incited: furore et audaciā, Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 72, § 188: his vocibus, fired, animated, Liv. 9, 40, 7: furiis, id. 1, 47: injuriā, Suet. Caes. 19: divino spiritu, Quint. 12, 10, 24: classico, id. 2, 11, 4: in bellum, Vell. 1, 12: litterarum jucunditatibus instinctae mentes, Vitr. 9 praef.