inspire

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  1. transitive verb To affect, guide, or arouse by divine influence.
  2. transitive verb To fill with enlivening or exalting emotion: hymns that inspire the congregation; an artist who was inspired by Impressionism.
  3. transitive verb To stimulate to action; motivate: a sales force that was inspired by the prospect of a bonus.
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excite ·  please ·  sublime ·  compel ·  creative ·  helpful ·  manly ·  joyous ·  unselfish ·  vital

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inspire:   inspiring ·  inspired ·  inspires
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  1. Middle English enspiren, from Old French enspirer, from Latin īnspīrāre : in-, into; see in-2 + spīrāre, to breathe.

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  1. from Middle English inspiren, ynspyren, enspiren, from Old French inspirer, espirer, French inspirer = Provencal Spanish Portuguese inspirar = Italian inspirare, ispirare, from Latin inspirare, blow or breathe into or upon, animate, excite, inflame, from in, in, + spirare, breathe: see spirit. Cf. aspire, conspire, expire, etc.
 

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/ɪnˈspaɪr/
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