inspire

in·spire  (n-spr)

v. in·spired, in·spir·ing, in·spires

v.tr.

1. To affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence.

2. To fill with enlivening or exalting emotion: hymns that inspire the congregation; an artist who was inspired by Impressionism.

3.

a. To stimulate to action; motivate: a sales force that was inspired by the prospect of a bonus.

b. To affect or touch: The falling leaves inspired her with sadness.

4. To draw forth; elicit or arouse: a teacher who inspired admiration and respect.

5. To be the cause or source of; bring about: an invention that inspired many imitations.

6. To draw in (air) by inhaling.

7. Archaic

a. To breathe on.

b. To breathe life into.

v.intr.

1. To stimulate energies, ideals, or reverence: a leader who inspires by example.

2. To inhale.

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[Middle English enspiren, from Old French enspirer, from Latin nsprre : in-, into; see in-² + sprre, to breathe.]

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in·spirer n.

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inspire [ɪnˈspaɪə]

vb

1. to exert a stimulating or beneficial effect upon (a person); animate or invigorate

2. (tr; foll by with or to; may take an infinitive) to arouse (with a particular emotion or to a particular action); stir

3. (tr) to prompt or instigate; give rise to her beauty inspired his love

4. (Christianity / Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr; often passive) to guide or arouse by divine influence or inspiration

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) to take or draw (air, gas, etc.) into the lungs; inhale

6. (tr) Archaic

a.  to breathe into or upon

b.  to breathe life into

[C14 (in the sense: to breathe upon, blow into): from Latin inspīrāre, from spīrāre to breathe]

inspirable  adj

inspirative  adj

inspirer  n

inspiringly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	inspire - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" animate, enliven, invigorate, exalt stimulate, stir, shake up, excite, shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country" encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
	2.	inspire - supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work" occasion - give occasion to
	3.	inspire - serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives" instigate, prompt cause, induce, stimulate, make, get, have - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
	4.	inspire - spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" exhort, pep up, root on, urge on, barrack, urge, cheer cheerlead - act as a cheerleader in a sports event encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
	5.	inspire - fill with revolutionary ideas revolutionise, revolutionize indoctrinate - teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"
	6.	inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" breathe in, inhale breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" aspirate - suck in (air) sniff, sniffle - inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row" snivel, snuffle - snuff up mucus through the nose snuff - inhale audibly through the nose; "snuff coke" puff, drag, draw - suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette" huff, snort - inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue"

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inspire

verb

1. motivate, move, cause, stimulate, encourage, influence, persuade, spur, be responsible for, animate, rouse, instil, infuse, hearten, enliven, imbue, spark off, energize, galvanize, gee up, inspirit, fire or touch the imagination of What inspired you to change your name?
motivate depress, discourage, daunt, deflate, dishearten, dispirit, disenchant

2. give rise to, cause, produce, result in, prompt, stir, spawn, engender His legend would even inspire a song by Simon and Garfunkel.

3. arouse, cause, produce, excite, prompt, induce, awaken, give rise to, ignite, kindle, enkindle The car's effortless handling inspires confidence.

Translations

inspire [ɪnˈspaɪəʳ] VT → inspirar
she has the sort of face that inspires terror/respect → tiene un rostro que inspira terror/respeto
to inspire sb to do sth → mover a algn a hacer algo
her achievements have inspired me to make more effort → sus logros me han movido a esforzarme más
whatever inspired him to do that? → ¿qué lo impulsó or movió a hacer eso?
this painting was inspired by Greek mythology → este cuadro está inspirado en la mitología griega
he was inspired by her beauty to write the song → su belleza lo llevó or movió a escribir la canción
the painting was divinely inspired → el cuadro fue pintado por inspiración divina
to inspire confidence in sb, inspire sb with confidence → infundir or inspirar confianza a algn

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inspire [ɪnˈspaɪə^r] vt

[+ person] → inspirer
to inspire sb to do sth → inspirer qn pour faire qch
The landscape inspired her to produce some beautiful paintings → Le paysage l'a inspirée pour produire de belles toiles.
The bohemian lifestyle of Paris inspired him to write his first novel → La bohème parisienne fut l'inspiration derrière son premier roman.
What inspired you to buy that hat?
BUT Qu'est-ce qui vous a donné l'idée d'acheter ce chapeau?; Comment vous êtes-vous mis en tête d'acheter ce chapeau?.

[+ work of art] → inspirer

[+ confidence, hope, respect, loyalty] → inspirer; [+ fear] → inspirer
to inspire sth in sb → inspirer qch à qn
He inspires fierce loyalty in his friends → Il inspire une farouche loyauté à ses amis.
to inspire confidence in sb → inspirer confiance à qn

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inspire

vt

respect, trust, awe → einflößen (in sb jdm); hope, confidence etc → (er)wecken (→ in in +dat); hate, fear → hervorrufen (in bei); to inspire somebody with hope/confidence → jdn mit Hoffnung/Vertrauen erfüllen

(= be inspiration to) person → inspirieren; to inspire somebody with an idea → jdn zu einer Idee inspirieren; I was inspired by his example/courage → sein Vorbild/Mut hat mich inspiriert; the book was inspired by a real person → die Inspiration zu dem Buch kommt von einer wirklichen Person; whatever inspired you to change it? (iro) → was hat dich bloß dazu inspiriert, es zu ändern?

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inspire [ɪnˈspaɪəʳ] vt to inspire sth in sb, to inspire sb with sth → ispirare qc a qn
to inspire sb (to do sth) → ispirare qn (a fare qc)

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inspire [ɪnˈspaɪəʳ] vt to inspire sth in sb, to inspire sb with sth → ispirare qc a qn
to inspire sb (to do sth) → ispirare qn (a fare qc)

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inspire

v inspire [inˈspaiə]

1 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. inspireer يُعْطي الثِّقَه، يُشَجِّع вдъхновявам povzbudit inspirere; tilskynde anfeuern ενθαρρύνω, εμψυχώνω animar, estimular innustama القاء کردن innostaa stimuler לְעוֹרֵר प्रेरणा देना potaknuti lelkesít memberi dorongan hrífa; fylla hugmóði ispirare 奮起させる 영감에 의해서 이끌다 įkvėpti iedvesmot memberi dorongan inspireren inspirere natchnąć inspirar a sti­mula вдохновлять povzbudiť vzpodbujati inspirisati inspirera ทำให้เกิด ilham etmek/vermek 鼓舞 надихати متحرک کرنا truyền cảm hứng 鼓舞

2 to be the origin or source of a poetic or artistic idea An incident in his childhood inspired the poem. inspireer يُلْهِم، يوحي вдъхвам inspirovat inspirere anregen εμπνέω inspirar inspireerima الهام بخشیدن innoittaa inspirer לְמַלֵא בְּהַשְרָאָה अंन्त: प्रेरणा देना inspirirati (meg)ihlet mengilhami vera kveikjan að ispirare 触発する (작품 등을) 영감에 의해 생기게 하다 įkvėpti iedvesmot; iedvest mengilhami inspireren inspirere stanowić inspirację inspirar a inspira вдохновлять inšpirovať navdihniti inspirisati inspirera ดลใจ ilham kaynağı olmak 賦予靈感 навівати, вселяти تخلیقی عمل کے لیے متحرک کرنا gợi nên ý tưởng 赋予灵感

n inspiration [inspəˈreiʃən]

inspirasie إلْهام، وَحْي вдъхновение inspirace inspiration die Eingebung έμπνευση, πηγή έμπνευσης inspiración inspiratsioon الهام inspiraatio inspiration הַשרָאָה प्रेरणा inspiracija belélegzés; lelkesítés; ihlet ilham innblástur ispirazione 霊感 영감 įkvėpimas iedvesma sumber inspirasi inspiratie inspirasjon inspiracja inspiração inspiraţie вдохновение inšpirácia navdih inspiracija inspiration แรงบันดาลใจ ilham 鼓舞，謬思，靈感 натхнення; вплив کوئی وسیلئہ تحرک cảm hứng 鼓舞