inspire

Definition of inspire in English English dictionary: To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing; To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens or exalts; to communicate inspiration to
Elders should inspire children with sentiments of virtue.; To spread rumour indirectly; To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate; To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; 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 draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; opposed to expire; If someone or something inspires you, they give you new ideas and a strong feeling of enthusiasm. Jimi Hendrix inspired a generation of guitarists; supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"; supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work" heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination; draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"; urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"; If a book, work of art, or action is inspired by something, that thing is the source of the idea for it. The book was inspired by a real person, namely Tamara de Treaux. a political murder inspired by the same nationalist conflicts now wrecking the country. + -inspired -inspired Mediterranean-inspired ceramics in bright yellow and blue; fill with revolutionary ideas; To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; opposed to expire; serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"; heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"; 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; To breathe; to blow gently; {f} exert an enlivening or exalting influence on; motivate, stimulate, influence; encourage; inhale, breathe in; provoke, cause; Someone or something that inspires a particular emotion or reaction in people makes them feel this emotion or reaction. The car's performance quickly inspires confidence; heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination; If someone or something inspires you to do something new or unusual, they make you want to do it. Our challenge is to motivate those voters and inspire them to join our cause
inspire hope: arouse expectation, arouse confidence in the future, hearten
inspire respect: fill with a feeling of respect
awe-inspire: To cause awe; to make awe-inspiring
inspired: Filled with inspiration or motivated
He was inspired to learn to fly.
inspired: Simple past tense and past participle of inspire
inspired: Having excellence through inspiration
The actor's inspired performance of Hamlet's soliloquy left the audience dumbfounded.
inspirer: Someone who inspires, agent noun of inspire
inspires: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of inspire
ınspire: {v} to breathe or infuse into, to impress
inspired: past of inspire
inspired: of such surpassing excellence as to suggest divine inspiration; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance"
inspired: Communicated or given as by supernatural or divine inspiration; having divine authority; hence, sacred, holy; opposed to uninspired, profane, or secular; as, the inspired writings, that is, the Scriptures
inspired: Breathed in; inhaled
inspired: {s} full of inspiration; motivated, stimulated, influenced, moved; divinely influenced; encouraged; inhaled, breathed in; provoked, caused
inspired: Moved or animated by, or as by, a supernatural influence; affected by divine inspiration; as, the inspired prophets; the inspired writers
inspirer: {i} person or thing which inspires
inspirer: a leader who stimulates and excites people to action
inspirer: One who, or that which, inspires
inspires: third-person singular of inspire
inspiring: Something or someone that is inspiring is exciting and makes you feel strongly interested and enthusiastic She was one of the most inspiring people I've ever met. giving people a feeling of excitement and a desire to do something great uninspiring
inspiring: Animating; cheering; moving; exhilarating; as, an inspiring or scene
inspiring: Providing inspiration; encouraging; stimulating
inspiring: {s} motivating, stimulating, animating; encouraging; provoking; breathing in, inhaling
inspiring: present participle of inspire
inspiring: stimulating or exalting to the spirit
inspiringly: In an inspiring manner

inspire

Hyphenation

in·spire

Turkish pronunciation

înspayr

Synonyms

affect, animate, arouse, be responsible for, carry, cause, commove, elate, embolden, endue, enkindle, enliven, exalt, excite, exhilarate

Antonyms

expire, discourage, dissuade

Pronunciation

/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”).