Definition of inspire
Verbs
heighten or intensify
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- animate, enliven, exalt, invigorate
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encourage
inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
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barrack, cheer, exhort, inspire, pep up, root on, urge, urge on
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
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foster, nurture
help develop, help grow
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hollo
encourage somebody by crying hollo
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cheer, embolden, hearten, recreate
give encouragement to
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draw out
make more sociable
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bring out
encourage to be less reserved
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goad, spur
give heart or courage to
supply the inspiration for
"The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"
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occasion
give occasion to
serve as the inciting cause of
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
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cheerlead
act as a cheerleader in a sports event
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encourage
inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
fill with revolutionary ideas
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- revolutionise, revolutionize
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indoctrinate
teach doctrines to; teach uncritically
draw in (air)
"The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
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- breathe in, inhale
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exhale
expel air
- breathe out, expire
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aspirate
suck in (air)
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sniff, sniffle
inhale audibly through the nose
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snivel, snuffle
snuff up mucus through the nose
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snuff
inhale audibly through the nose
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drag, draw, puff
suck in or take (air)
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huff, snort
inhale recreational drugs
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breathe, respire, suspire, take a breath
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
Vocabulary Lists for inspire
Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter" Chapters 16-24 »(619 words)
Vocabulary study list for Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The...
- estranged
- scaffold
- gesticulate
- pillory
- stigma
Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre" Chapters 1-10 »(412 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charlotte Bronte's "Jane...
- habituate
- neutralised
- coherently
- corrode
- predispose
Charles Dickens' "A Tale of Two Cities" Chapters 40-46 »(226 words)
Vocabulary study list for Charles Dickens' "A Tale of...
- accoutre
- prevaricate
- proscribe
- constraining
- imbue
Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club" Chapter 1 »(66 words)
Vocabulary study list for Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club"...
- deplete
- leftovers
- wispy
- embroider
- exasperate
- faith
- courage
- strength
- humility
- love

