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Meaning of 'inspire' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inspire [ v. i.]
- To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to expire.
- To breathe; to blow gently.
2 . Inspire [ v. t.]
- To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
- To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
- To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; -- opposed to expire.
- To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.
- To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens, or exalts; to communicate inspiration to; as, to inspire a child with sentiments of virtue.

Meaning of 'inspire' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inspire [ v]
Meaning (1):
- draw in (air)
Example in sentence:
  • Inhale deeply;
  • inhale the fresh mountain air;
  • The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well;
  • The patient has trouble inspiring
Meaning (2):
- serve as the inciting cause of
Example in sentence:
  • She prompted me to call my relatives
Meaning (3):
- supply the inspiration for
Example in sentence:
  • The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work
Meaning (4):
- spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
Example in sentence:
  • The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers
Meaning (5):
- heighten or intensify
Example in sentence:
  • These paintings exalt the imagination

Nearby Words:

insabbatati insafety insalivation insalubrious insalubrity insalutary insanability insanable insanableness insanably

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