Definitions for inspire
ɪnˈspaɪərin·spire

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exaltverb

   heighten or intensify

   "These paintings exalt the imagination"

2. inspireverb

   supply the inspiration for

   "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"

3. prompt, inspire, instigateverb

   serve as the inciting cause of

   "She prompted me to call my relatives"

4. cheer, root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep upverb

   spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

   "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

5. revolutionize, revolutionise, inspireverb

   fill with revolutionary ideas

6. inhale, inspire, breathe inverb

   draw in (air)

   "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"

GCIDE(4.00 / 5 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Inspireverb

   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; to inspire a person to do extraordinary feats.

   Etymology: [OE. enspiren, OF. enspirer, inspirer, F. inspirer, fr. L. inspirare; pref. in- in + spirare to breathe. See Spirit.]

Wiktionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. inspireverb

   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.

   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.

2. inspireverb

   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.

   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.

3. inspireverb

   To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale.

   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.

4. inspireverb

   To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.

   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.

5. inspireverb

   To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.

   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.

6. inspireverb

   To spread rumour indirectly.

   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.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Inspireverb

   to breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate

   Etymology: [OE. enspiren, OF. enspirer, inspirer, F. inspirer, fr. L. inspirare; pref. in- in + spirare to breathe. See Spirit.]

2. Inspireverb

   to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing

   Etymology: [OE. enspiren, OF. enspirer, inspirer, F. inspirer, fr. L. inspirare; pref. in- in + spirare to breathe. See Spirit.]

3. Inspireverb

   to draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; -- opposed to expire

   Etymology: [OE. enspiren, OF. enspirer, inspirer, F. inspirer, fr. L. inspirare; pref. in- in + spirare to breathe. See Spirit.]

4. Inspireverb

   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

   Etymology: [OE. enspiren, OF. enspirer, inspirer, F. inspirer, fr. L. inspirare; pref. in- in + spirare to breathe. See Spirit.]

5. Inspireverb

   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

   Etymology: [OE. enspiren, OF. enspirer, inspirer, F. inspirer, fr. L. inspirare; pref. in- in + spirare to breathe. See Spirit.]

6. Inspireverb

   to draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to expire

   Etymology: [OE. enspiren, OF. enspirer, inspirer, F. inspirer, fr. L. inspirare; pref. in- in + spirare to breathe. See Spirit.]

7. Inspireverb

   to breathe; to blow gently

   Etymology: [OE. enspiren, OF. enspirer, inspirer, F. inspirer, fr. L. inspirare; pref. in- in + spirare to breathe. See Spirit.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Inspire

   in-spīr′, v.t. to breathe into: to draw or inhale into the lungs: to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing: to infuse into the mind: to instruct by divine influence: to instruct or affect with a superior influence.—v.i. to draw in the breath.—adj. Inspir′able, able to be inhaled.—n. Inspirā′tion, the act of inspiring or breathing into: a breath: the divine influence by which the sacred writers of the Bible were instructed: superior elevating or exciting influence.—adjs. Inspirā′tional, Inspiratory (in-spir′a-tor-i, or in′spir-a-tor-i), belonging to or aiding inspiration or inhalation.—n. Inspirā′tionist, one who maintains the direct inspiration of the Scriptures.—adj. Inspired′, actuated or directed by divine influence: influenced by elevated feeling: prompted by superior, but not openly declared, knowledge or authority: actually authoritative.—n. Inspir′er.—adv. Inspir′ingly. [Fr.,—L. inspirāre—in, into, spirāre, to breathe.]

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1. Inspire

   "ClinicaHealth"which builds online communities for health organizations has changed its name to "Inspire".This company was founded 2005 to allow individuals and caregivers facing specific health conditions to connect with one another in a secure, privacy-protected environment.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. inspire

   To provide with intuitive, accurate, specific sane, practical and logical ideas and thoughts.

   She did inspire her teammates as much as they inspired her.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 11, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Encourage
   • Indoctrinate
   • Induce
   • Occasion
   • Stimulate

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'inspire' in Verbs Frequency: #666

Anagrams for inspire »

1. spinier

How to pronounce inspire?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of inspire in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of inspire in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of inspire in a Sentence

1. Demi Lovato:

   I remember sitting with my manager and my family and talking to them about whether or not to speak out about the issues that I was dealing with, i knew that there were two options : I could either not talk about my stint in rehab and hope that it went away, or I could talk about it and inspire people to get help for their issues, as well, so that's exactly what I did.

2. Jayne Warrilow:

   We are all being called to help usher in a new way of being for humanity. We are called not only for ourselves but to inspire these changes in others.

3. Lee Iacocca:

   Motivation is everything. You can do the work of two people, but you can't be two people. Instead, you have to inspire the next guy down the line and get him to inspire his people.

4. Brexit Party:

   The one prediction I am going to make is that it is going to be a low turnout unless parties like us can inspire people to go out and vote for change, it does look like Boris will have the biggest party. It does look like he'll probably get a small majority.

5. Donald Trump:

   We must stop what they're doing to inspire -- because they do nothing to inspire but kill.

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