Etymology: (1300–50; ME < L inspīrāre to breathe upon or into =in-in-2+spīrāre to breathe)
Definition of 'inspire'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (verb)inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt heighten or intensify "These paintings exalt the imagination"
2. (verb)inspire supply the inspiration for "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"
3. (verb)prompt, inspire, instigate serve as the inciting cause of "She prompted me to call my relatives"
4. (verb)cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
5. (verb)revolutionize, revolutionise, inspire fill with revolutionary ideas
6. (verb)inhale, inspire, breathe in draw in (air) "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
1. (verb)inspire to cause sb to want to do sth, or to have an idea or feeling Listening to him as a child inspired me to be a musician.; The design was inspired by a shell she found on the beach.; His leadership inspires confidence in people.; an inspiring speaker/performer/leader; The sermon was inspiring.
Definition of 'inspire'
Webster Dictionary
1. (verb)inspire to breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate
2. (verb)inspire to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
3. (verb)inspire to draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; -- opposed to expire
4. (verb)inspire 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
5. (verb)inspire to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens, or exalts; to communicate inspiration to; as, to inspire a child with sentiments of virtue
6. (verb)inspire to draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to expire
Sense: to encourage by filling with eg confidence, enthusiasm etc The players were inspired by the loyalty of their supporters and played better football than ever before.
Definitions of inspire 
Afrikaans: inspireer
Arabic: يُعْطي الثِّقَه، يُشَجِّع
Bulgarian: вдъхновявам
Brazilian: inspirar
Czech: povzbudit
German: anfeuern
Danish: inspirere; tilskynde
Greek: ενθαρρύνω, εμψυχώνω
Spanish: animar, estimular
Estonian: innustama
Farsi: القاء کردن
Finnish: innostaa
French: stimuler
Hebrew: לְעוֹרֵר
Hindi: प्रेरणा देना
Croatian: potaknuti
Hungarian: lelkesít
Indonesian: memberi dorongan
Icelandic: hrífa; fylla hugmóði
Italian: ispirare
Japanese: 奮起させる
Korean: 영감에 의해서 이끌다
Lithuanian: įkvėpti
Latvian: iedvesmot
Malay: memberi dorongan
Dutch: inspireren
Norwegian: inspirere
Polish: natchnąć
Persian: القاء کردن
Pashto: ساننه ايستل، الهام وركول:
Portuguese: inspirar
Romanian: a stimula
Russian: вдохновлять
Slovak: povzbudiť
Slovenian: vzpodbujati
Serbian: inspirisati
Swedish: inspirera
Thai: ทำให้เกิด
Turkish: ilham etmek/vermek
Taiwanese: 鼓舞
Ukrainian: надихати
Urdu: متحرک کرنا
Vietnamese: truyền cảm hứng
Chinese: 鼓舞
