Inspire Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Etymology
  • 1.2 Pronunciation
  • 1.3 Verb
    • 1.3.1 Antonyms
    • 1.3.2 Derived terms
    • 1.3.3 Related terms
    • 1.3.4 Translations
  • 1.4 Anagrams
• 2 French
  • 2.1 Verb
• 3 Portuguese
  • 3.1 Verb
• 4 Spanish
  • 4.1 Verb

English

Etymology

From Old French enspirer, from Latin īnspīrāre, present active infinitive of īnspīrō (“inspire”), itself a loan-translation of the Ancient Greek πνέω (pneō, “breathe”) in the Bible, from in + spīrō (“breathe”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪə(r)

Verb

inspire (third-person singular simple present inspires, present participle inspiring, simple past and past participle inspired)

1. (transitive) 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.
2. (transitive) To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens or exalts; to communicate inspiration to.

   Elders should inspire children with sentiments of virtue.

3. (intransitive) To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale.
4. To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
5. (archaic) (transitive) To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
6. (transitive) To spread rumour indirectly.

Antonyms

• (inhale): expire

Derived terms

• inspirer

Related terms

• inspiration
• inspirational
• inspirator
• inspiratory

Anagrams

• spinier

French

Verb

inspire

1. first-person singular present indicative of inspirer
2. third-person singular present indicative of inspirer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of inspirer
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of inspirer
5. second-person singular imperative of inspirer

Portuguese

Verb

inspire

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verb inspirar.
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of verb inspirar.
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verb inspirar.
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verb inspirar.

Spanish

Verb

inspire (infinitive inspirar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of inspirar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of inspirar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of inspirar.
4. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of inspirar.

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• Inspiring