inspire
Meaning of inspire
verb
- fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.
his philosophy inspired a later generation of environmentalists
his passion for literature inspired him to begin writing
- breathe in (air); inhale.
they can expand their lungs and inspire enough gas to satisfy oxygen requirements
Middle English enspire, from Old French inspirer, from Latin inspirare ‘breathe or blow into’ from in- ‘into’ + spirare ‘breathe’. The word was originally used of a divine or supernatural being, in the sense ‘impart a truth or idea to someone’.
Information about inspire
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of inspire is: inspires.
- Languages in which inspire is used:
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CatalanHyphenation of inspire
in-spire
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- inspire is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
inspire synonyms
Meaning animate:
animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
Meaning prompt:
Meaning cheer:
Meaning revolutionize:
Meaning inhale:
Meaning encourage or arouse interest or enthusiasm in:
Meaning provide (someone) with a reason for doing something:
Meaning make (something, especially something bad) happen:
Meaning be favourably disposed towards or willing to do something:
Meaning induce (someone) to do something through reasoning or argument:
Meaning give support, confidence, or hope to (someone):
Meaning have an influence on:
Meaning make angry or excited:
Meaning influence or prompt (someone) to do something:
Meaning arouse strong feeling in (someone); move or excite:
Meaning provoke or annoy (someone) so as to stimulate an action or reaction:
Meaning give vitality and enthusiasm to:
Meaning shock or excite (someone) into taking action:
Meaning encourage or stir up (violent or unlawful behaviour):
Meaning drive, force, or urge (someone) to do something:
Meaning encourage and enliven (someone):
Meaning motivate or encourage (someone) to do something; provide with an incentive:
Meaning propel (a small object) with a flick of the fingers:
Meaning providing or showing creative or spiritual inspiration:
Meaning giving someone support or confidence; supportive:
Meaning increasing cheerfulness or confidence; encouraging:
Meaning inspiring happiness, optimism, or hope:
Meaning causing excitement or strong emotion; rousing:
Meaning exciting; stirring:
Meaning encouraging or arousing interest or enthusiasm:
Meaning arousing a sudden sense of great excitement; thrilling:
Meaning making one feel very happy, animated, or elated; thrilling:
Meaning causing great enthusiasm and eagerness:
Meaning in motion:
Meaning touching the emotions; moving:
Meaning worth remembering or easily remembered, especially because of being special or unusual:
Meaning attracting attention by reason of being unusual, extreme, or prominent:
Meaning evoking admiration through size, quality, or skill; grand, imposing, or awesome:
Meaning having great influence on someone or something:
inspire antonyms
Meaning not producing excitement or interest:
Meaning make or become dull or less intense:
Translation of inspire
- German: einatmen, inhalieren
- French: inspirer
- Portuguese: inspirar
- Spanish: inhalar, aspirar, inspirar, exhortar, aupar
- Italian: inspirare, inalare, aspirare, ispirare, acclamare, incoraggiare, tifare
Anagrams of inspire
Words that rhyme with inspire
Pire, Empire, archvampire, empire, interempire, proempire, sampire, umpire, vampire, Highspire, acrospire, aspire, coinspire, conspire, cotranspire, hydrospire, interspire, leptospire, perspire, preconspire, preinspire, prerespire, reaspire, reinspire, respire, sigmaspire, spire, suspire, transpire, upspire, coexpire, expire
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