English to English
inspire
(/I/n'sp/aI//-/r
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verb (v)
- supply the inspiration for(verb.creation)Example:
The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work.
source: wordnet30 - fill with revolutionary ideas(verb.cognition)source: wordnet30
- draw in (air)(verb.body)Example:
The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well.
source: wordnet30 - To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.(verb)source: webster1913
- To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to expire.(verb)source: webster1913