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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Inspire \In*spire"\ ([i^]n*sp[imac]r"), v. t. [OE. enspiren, OF.
     enspirer, inspirer, F. inspirer, fr. L. inspirare; pref. in-
     in + spirare to breathe. See Spirit.]
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     1. To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
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              When Zephirus eek, with his sweete breath,
              Inspir[`e]d hath in every holt and heath
              The tender crops.                     --Chaucer.
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              Descend, ye Nine, descend and sing,
              The breathing instruments inspire.    --Pope.
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     2. To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
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              He knew not his Maker, and him that inspired into
              him an active soul.                   --Wisdom xv.
                                                    11.
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     3. To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; --
        opposed to expire.
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              Forced to inspire and expire the air with
              difficulty.                           --Harvey.
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     4. 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.
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              And generous stout courage did inspire. --Spenser.
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              But dawning day new comfort hath inspired. --Shak.
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     5. 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.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]
  
              Erato, thy poet's mind inspire,
              And fill his soul with thy celestial fire. --Dryden.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Inspire \In*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inspired; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Inspiring.]
     [1913 Webster]
     1. To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; --
        opposed to expire.
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     2. To breathe; to blow gently. [Obs.]
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              And when the wind amongst them did inspire,
              They wav[`e]d like a penon wide dispread. --Spenser.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Inspire \In*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inspired; p. pr. &
     vb. n. Inspiring.]
     1. To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; --
        opposed to expire.
  
     2. To breathe; to blow gently. [Obs.]
  
              And when the wind amongst them did inspire, They
              wav[`e]d like a penon wide dispread.  --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Inspire \In*spire"\, v. t. [OE. enspiren, OF. enspirer,
     inspirer, F. inspirer, fr. L. inspirare; pref. in- in +
     spirare to breathe. See Spirit.]
     1. To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
  
              When Zephirus eek, with his sweete breath,
              Inspir[`e]d hath in every holt and health The tender
              crops.                                --Chaucer.
  
              Descend, ye Nine, descend and sing, The breathing
              instruments inspire.                  --Pope.
  
     2. To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
  
              He knew not his Maker, and him that inspired into
              him an active soul.                   --Wisdom xv.
                                                    11.
  
     3. To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; --
        opposed to expire.
  
              Forced to inspire and expire the air with
              difficulty.                           --Harvey.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  inspire
       v 1: heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the
            imagination" [syn: animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt]
       2: supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist
          inspired the exhibition of his recent work"
       3: serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my
          relatives" [syn: prompt, instigate]
       4: urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd
          cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: cheer, urge,
           barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up]
       5: fill with revolutionary ideas [syn: revolutionize, revolutionise]
       6: draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain
          air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung
          cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" [syn: inhale,
           breathe in] [ant: exhale]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  inspire
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 (μτβ) εμπνέω, προκαλώ αίσθημα πλήρωσης ή ευφρόσυνης διάθεσης
     2 (μτβ) εμπνέω, προκαλώ έμπνευση
     3 εμπνέω, κινώ, ωθώ, παρακινώ κάποιον σε ορισμένο συναίσθημα ή πράξη

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  inspire
     French vb.
     (inflection of fr inspirer  1//3 s pres ind//sub ; 2 s impr)
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: inspirar)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: inspirar)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  inspire
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) 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.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  inspire
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: inspirar)
     Romanian vb.
     (verb form of ro inspira  3 s//p pres sub)
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) 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.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  inspire
     Portuguese vb.
     (pt-verb form of: inspirar)
     Spanish vb.
     (es-verb form of: inspirar)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  inspire
     Espanja vb.
     (es-v-taivm 1 inspir e)
     Portugali vb.
     (pt-v-taivm 1 i nspir e)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  inspire
     Engelska vb.
     1 (tagg medicin språk=en) inspirera, inandas
     2 inspirera, ge inspiration, entusiasmera

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  inspire /ɪnspˈaɪə/
  begeester, besiel

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Inspire /ɪnspˈaɪə/
  ألهم

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  inspire //ɪn.ˈspaɪə(ɹ)// //ɪn.ˈspaɪɹ// 
  1. вдишвам
  to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
  2. внушавам
  to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
  3. вдъхновявам
  to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence