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inspiring

[in-spahy^uhr]

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verb (used with object)

to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.

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

to fill or affect with a specified feeling, thought, etc.: to inspire a person with distrust.

to influence or impel: Competition inspired her to greater efforts.

to animate, as an influence, feeling, thought, or the like, does: They were inspired by a belief in a better future.

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to communicate or suggest by a divine or supernatural influence: writings inspired by God.

to guide or control by divine influence.

to prompt or instigate (utterances, acts, etc.) by influence, without avowal of responsibility.

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

10.

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

11.

Archaic.

to infuse (breath, life, etc.) by breathing (usually followed by into).

to breathe into or upon.

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verb (used without object)

12.

to give inspiration.

13.

to inhale.

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a fool or simpleton; ninny.

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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English inspiren < Latin inspīrāre to breathe upon or into, equivalent to in- in-² + spīrāre to breathe

Related forms

in·spir·a·tive

[in-spahy^uhr-uh-tiv, in-spi-rey-tiv] , adjective

in·spir·er, noun

in·spir·ing·ly, adverb

pre·in·spire, verb (used with object), -spired, -spir·ing.

pseu·do·in·spir·ing, adjective

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re·in·spire, verb, -spired, -spir·ing.

un·in·spir·ing, adjective

un·in·spir·ing·ly, adverb

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Example Sentences

Anna had a rich life and has left an inspiring legacy.

These individuals are inspiring and encouraging a new generation of business professionals.

He was an inspiring lecturer, a popular colleague and a gentle man.

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Anna had a rich life and has left an inspiring legacy.

These individuals are inspiring and encouraging a new generation of business professionals.

He was an inspiring lecturer, a popular colleague and a gentle man.

Her determined goal each year is to ensure a fair, fun, and inspiring experience for the geographic students.

People have long blamed the moon for inspiring strange behavior in humans.

Medical companies ignored the needs of premature infants, inspiring a nurse to become an entrepreneur.

See kitchens, bathrooms, and houses transform in our inspiring room makeover projects.

Under any pretext,there's no more comforting or inspiring drink.

We are looking forward to yet another inspiring and exciting event.

These films highlight inspiring and engaging ideas that enable us to.

Herbicide chemistry may not sound particularly inspiring.

Inspiring them to know there is no limit to what can be, is one of my primary messages.

However, not all daydreams are equally effective at inspiring new ideas.

Indeed the framework comes packaged in some inspiring language.

But the finishing lines are as artificial as they are inspiring.

Take a look at some of the entries-it's both humbling and inspiring to see what these students are capable of doing.

Bring the whole family to see the film that captures his unusual and inspiring story.

It's fun and inspiring to witness what other people will see at the same event.

In addition to teaching us a lot, our mentees can be wonderfully inspiring.

He has written an inspiring book about wilfully redirecting his.

The volcano beneath this calm-looking lake has grown restive, inspiring a.

It's a really touching and inspiring memoir from a man who was blinded by his childhood friends for being gay.

Audio isn't particularly inspiring but it's good enough for a machine of this stature.

His former students remembered him as an inspiring mentor who was particularly supportive of women in astronomy.

They did not found an embryonic inspiring democracy, a new prosperous economic system based on fairness, or bold new utopia.

The points you have touched here are really interesting and inspiring.

Singer's work and the story of the discovery of his extraordinary talent is inspiring.

We constantly seek to create a collaborative environment with inspiring people, projects, and work space.

The university's supporters have their own reasons for giving, and their dedication is at times inspiring and even touching.

The way he overcame his lack of inches promises to change the face of cricket by inspiring others of short stature to emulate.

Thanks again for this great podcast and this especially inspiring episode.

If it's not the variety responsible for inspiring those.

Downing's willingness to fight an uphill battle for an innovative idea was inspiring.

Such students were downright inspiring to me, a new teacher who needed motivation to persist.

In essence this means inspiring trust among consumers in a company and so persuading them to buy its products.

There silent earthquakes are inspiring ways to improve forecasts of their ground-shaking counterparts.

Carter says the process was trying and inspiring at the same time:.

Their life stories and the lengths to which they will go to better themselves are inspiring.

Inspiring examples of people's empowerment in neighbouring countries are not the only reason.

The encouraging results of their experiments to date should be inspiring to their fellow scientists and science-fiction writers.

Tone problems prevent the instrument from producing truly inspiring sounds.

Who made the data-centers into inviting, inspiring places that facilitated both collaboration and individual reflection.

Very inspiring and humbling at the same time--the authors/photographers have achieved an amazing feat.

It's pretty inspiring reading: over the last year, many obstacles on the road to a working machine have fallen.

Many scientists, astronauts and writers have credited him with inspiring them to take up their own careers.

They will write impressive books, give inspiring lectures, organize exciting cults.

Science describes our awe inspiring world and the plants and animals in it--even though parts put me to sleep.

The prevalence of these repeating structures and their deep mysterious concordance and similarity is what is inspiring.

As well as describing the experiences of the subjects in great and awe inspiring detail.

The aww inspiring light comes from a part of your brain that percieves colors.

It's good that this article is inspiring some debate.

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Word Origin & History

inspire

mid-14c., from O.Fr. enspirer (12c.), from L. inspirare (see inspiration), a loan-translation of Gk. pnein in the Bible. General sense of "influence or animate with an idea or purpose" is from late 14c.

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Medical Dictionary

inspire in·spire (ĭn-spīr')
v. in·spired, in·spir·ing, in·spires
To draw in breath; to inhale.

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