Thesaurus: inspire

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1. v. t. To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
2. v. t. To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
3. v. t. To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; -- opposed to expire.
4. v. t. 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.
5. v. t. 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.
6. v. i. To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to expire.
7. v. i. To breathe; to blow gently.
8. v. heighten or intensify
9. v. supply the inspiration for
10. v. serve as the inciting cause of
11. v. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
12. v. fill with revolutionary ideas