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inspire
[ in-spahyuhr ]
verb (used with object)
- to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence:
His courage inspired his followers.
- to produce or arouse (a feeling, thought, etc.):
to inspire confidence in others.
- to fill or affect with a specified feeling, thought, etc.:
to inspire a person with distrust.
- to influence or impel:
Competition inspired her to greater efforts.
- to animate, as an influence, feeling, thought, or the like, does:
They were inspired by a belief in a better future.
- to communicate or suggest by a divine or supernatural influence:
writings inspired by God.
- to guide or control by divine influence.
- to prompt or instigate (utterances, acts, etc.) by influence, without avowal of responsibility.
- to give rise to, bring about, cause, etc.:
a philosophy that inspired a revolution.
- to take (air, gases, etc.) into the lungs in breathing; inhale.
- Archaic.
- to infuse (breath, life, etc.) by breathing (usually followed by into ).
- to breathe into or upon.
verb (used without object)
- to give inspiration.
- to inhale.
inspire
/ ɪˈ貹ɪə /
verb
- to exert a stimulating or beneficial effect upon (a person); animate or invigorate
- tr; foll by with or to; may take an infinitive to arouse (with a particular emotion or to a particular action); stir
- tr to prompt or instigate; give rise to
her beauty inspired his love
- tr; often passive to guide or arouse by divine influence or inspiration
- to take or draw (air, gas, etc) into the lungs; inhale
- archaic.tr
- to breathe into or upon
- to breathe life into
Derived Forms
- ˈ辱پ, adjective
- ˈ辱Բ, adverb
- ˈ辱, noun
- ˈ辱, adjective
Other yvlog Forms
- ·辱··پ [in-, spahyuhr, -, uh, -tiv, in, -spi-rey-tiv], adjective
- ·辱İ noun
- ·辱iԲ· adverb
- i·辱 verb (used with object) preinspired preinspiring
- d··辱iԲ adjective
- i·辱 verb reinspired reinspiring
- ܲi·辱iԲ adjective
- un·辱iԲ· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of inspire1
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of inspire1
Example Sentences
As depicted in Samir Oliveros’ film inspired by this odd moment in television history, the “luckiest man” nickname was hastily brainstormed by the panicking producers backstage, hoping to spin their expensive oversight into TV gold.
The father-of-five added knife crime would not be eradicated "as long as humans walk this planet", but he hoped to "inspire self-confidence" through self-defence.
“The demand is global. Audiences everywhere are craving stories that grip the human spirit ... and inspire us with real-life heroes.”
We helped defeat fascism in Europe, Americans can rightly claim; we also helped inspire Europe’s fascists, who looked longingly at the United States’ reactionary tradition of genocide and racial segregation.
Southwest Airlines will begin charging customers to check their bags, ending a long-standing “bags fly free” policy that inspired loyalty and differentiated the brand from its competitors.
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