in-stringo, nxi, ictum, 3, v. a. To bind, girdle, fasten, chain (rare; not anteAug.): aliquem vinculis, Quint. Decl. 5, 16: adhuc feralibus amiculis instrictus, App. M. 10, p. 244, 14.

—Absol., Isid. 19, 10, 1.

— Of a weapon, to draw, brandish, employ in attack: nam si gladium instrinxit, quid dubium est quin occidendi animo percusserit? Mos. et Rom. Leg. Coll. 1, 6, 3.

— Trop., to stimulate, incite: divino spiritu instrictus, Liv. 5, 15, 10 Drak. N. cr.; so, uxor dolore, App. M. 8, p. 211; 9, p. 225, 9 (Hild., instinctus): haec admonitio Tauri non modo non repressit, sed instrinxit etiam nos ad elegantiam Graecae orationis affectandam, Gell. 17, 20, 7 Hertz.