inspire
/ɪn.ˈspaɪə(ɹ)/IPA: /IH0 N S P AY1 R/
verb
- 1
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.
- 2
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.”
- 3
To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale.
- 4
To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
- 5
To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
- 6
To spread rumour indirectly.
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