Inspire

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.
 * 1)  To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale.
 * 2) To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
 * 3)   To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
 * 4)  To spread rumour indirectly.

Antonyms

 * expire

Derived terms

 * inspirer

Related terms

 * inspiration
 * inspirational
 * inspirator
 * inspiratory

Adverbs for Inspire
religiously; divinely; nocturnally; unceasingly; invariably;  passionately;  fatally; happily; subtly; verbally; heroically; mystically; dramatically; maternally; irrepressibiy; feebly; laboriously; tenderly.

Thesaurus
activate, actuate, affect, affirm, afford hope, animate, arouse, aspirate, assure, augur well, awaken, bid fair, blow, bolster, boost, brace up, breathe, breathe hard, breathe in, breathe out, brighten, bring, bring about, bring on, buck up, buoy up, buttress, call forth, call up, carry, cause, cheer, confirm, contrive, cough, draw down, draw in, draw on, effect, elicit, embolden, embue, encourage, endow, endue, energize, enliven, evoke, exalt, excite, exhale, exhaust, exhilarate, expel, expire, fire, fortify, galvanize, gasp, get, give a lift, give hope, gladden, gulp, hack, have good prospects, hearten, hiccup, hold out hope, hold out promise, huff, imbue, impress, induce, infect, influence, inform, infuse, inhale, inject, inoculate, inspire hope, inspirit, instigate, invigorate, justify hope, kindle, lead, liven, make fair promise, motivate, move, muster up, nerve, obtain, pant, pick up, procure, promise, prompt, provoke, puff, quicken, raise expectations, raise hope, rally, reassure, reinforce, rejoice, rejoice the heart, respire, rouse, set up, sigh, slurp, sneeze, sniff, sniffle, snore, snort, snuff, snuff in, snuffle, spirit, spirit up, stimulate, stir, strengthen, strike, suck, suck in, suckle, summon up, superinduce, support, sway, touch, uplift, vitalize, vivify, waken, wheeze

Etymology
From enspirer:, from  inspirare:, present active infinitive of inspiro:, itself a loan-translation of the Ancient Greek πνέω: in the Bible, from in: + spiro:.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 授意
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:, ,
 * Greek: εμπνέω


 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: внушать, внушить, вдохновлять, вдохновить
 * Swedish: inspirera
 * Turkish: esinlemek, ilham vermek


 * Finnish: ,
 * Hungarian: ösztönöz,
 * Latin: afflo, ,


 * Russian: вдохновлять, вдохновить
 * Swedish: inspirera


 * Dutch: beademen
 * Italian:


 * Latin: afflo


 * Dutch: beademen
 * Italian:


 * Latin:


 * : ألهم
 * : 授意 (shòu yì)
 * : inspirer
 * : einhauchen, einflößen, begeistern
 * : 動かす
 * : 動かす


 * : inspirar
 * : inspirar

Anagrams

 * spinier