inspire

inspire

fill with high emotion; to guide by divine influence; stimulate creativity: Her beauty could inspire a work of art.

Not to be confused with:

aspire – have a strong hope or ambition; to strive toward an end: They aspire to greatness.

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in·spire

 (ĭn-spīr′)

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. See Synonyms at encourage.

b. To cause (someone) to have a particular feeling; affect or touch: "At this moment he inspired her with disgust rather than with love" (Anthony Trollope).

4. To cause someone to have (a feeling or reaction); 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 īnspīrāre : in-, into; see in-² + spīrāre, to breathe.]

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in·spir′er 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. (Ecclesiastical Terms) (tr; often passive) to guide or arouse by divine influence or inspiration

5. (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]

inˈspirable adj

inˈspirative adj

inˈspirer n

inˈspiringly adv

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in•spire

(ɪnˈspaɪ^ər)

v. -spired, -spir•ing. v.t.

1. to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: Her courage inspired her followers.

2. to produce or arouse (a feeling, thought, etc.): to inspire confidence.

3. to fill or affect with a feeling, thought, etc.

4. to influence or impel: Competition inspired them to greater efforts.

5. to communicate or suggest by a divine or supernatural influence.

6. to guide or control by divine influence.

7. to give rise to, bring about, cause, etc.: a philosophy that inspired a revolution.

8. to take (air, gases, etc.) into the lungs in breathing; inhale.

9. Archaic.

a. to infuse (breath, life, etc.) by breathing.

b. to breathe into or upon.

v.i.

10. to give inspiration.

11. to inhale.

[1300–50; Middle English < Latin inspīrāre to breathe upon or into =in- in-² + spīrāre to breathe]

in•spir•a•tive (ɪnˈspaɪ^ər ə tɪv, ˈɪn spɪˌreɪ tɪv) adj.

in•spir′er, n.

in•spir′ing•ly, adv.

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inspire

Past participle: inspired
Gerund: inspiring

Imperative

inspire

inspire

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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.

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inspire

verb

1. To arouse the emotions of; make ardent:

animate, enkindle, fire, impassion, kindle, stir.

2. To raise the spirits of:

animate, buoy (up), elate, elevate, exhilarate, flush, inspirit, lift, uplift.

Obsolete: exalt.

3. To impart courage, inspiration, and resolution to:

animate, cheer (on), embolden, encourage, inspirit, motivate.

4. To stir to action or feeling:

egg on, excite, foment, galvanize, goad, impel, incite, inflame, instigate, motivate, move, pique, prick, prod, prompt, propel, provoke, set off, spur, stimulate, touch off, trigger, work up.

5. To draw air into the lungs in the process of respiration:

breathe (in), inhale.

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Translations

يُعْطي الثِّقَه، يُشَجِّعيُلْهِم، يوحي

inspirovatpovzbudit

inspireretilskynde

anfeuernanregeneingeben

inspiraralentaranimar

elähdyttääinnoittaainnostaainspiroida

inspirerstimulerdicter

lelkesítmegihletösztönöz

hrífa; fylla hugmóîivera kveikjan aî

ispirareispirazionesuscitare

iedvesmotiedvest

beademeninspireren

inspirere

вдохновитьвдохновлятьвнушатьодушевитьодушевлять

inšpirovať

navdihniti

ilham etmek/vermekilham kaynağı olmak

赋予灵感鼓舞

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)

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

inspire

(inˈspaiə) verb

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 inspirar povzbudit anfeuern inspirere; tilskynde ενθαρρύνω, εμψυχώνωanimar, 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 inspirereninspirerenatchnąć ساننه ايستل، الهام وركول: لمسول، زړه وركول 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 inspirar inspirovat anregen inspirere εμπνέωinspirar 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 inspirereninspirere stanowić inspirację الهام وركول 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

inspiration (inspəˈreiʃən) noun

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

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