English
Pronunciation
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪ�(r)|-aɪ�(r)
Verb
en-verb|inspir|ing
- 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.
Derived terms
inspiration
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