to inspire

Definition of to 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 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; To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate; 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; 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"; To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; 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