Hyphenation
in·spireTurkish pronunciation
înspayrSynonyms
affect,
animate,
arouse,
be responsible for,
carry,
cause,
commove,
elate,
embolden,
endue,
enkindle,
enliven,
exalt,
excite,
exhilaratePronunciation
/ənˈspīr/ /ɪnˈspaɪr/
Etymology
() From Old French enspirer, from Latin īnspīrāre, present active infinitive of īnspīrō (“inspire”), itself a loan-translation of the Ancient Greek πνέω (pneō, “breathe”) in the Bible, from in + spīrō (“breathe”).