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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Inspire \In*spire"\ ([i^]n*sp[imac]r"), v. t. [OE. enspiren, OF. enspirer, inspirer, F. inspirer, fr. L. inspirare; pref. in- in + spirare to breathe. See {Spirit}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate. [1913 Webster] When Zephirus eek, with his sweete breath, Inspir[`e]d hath in every holt and heath The tender crops. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] Descend, ye Nine, descend and sing, The breathing instruments inspire. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing. [1913 Webster] He knew not his Maker, and him that inspired into him an active soul. --Wisdom xv. 11. [1913 Webster] 3. To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; -- opposed to {expire}. [1913 Webster] Forced to inspire and expire the air with difficulty. --Harvey. [1913 Webster] 4. 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. [1913 Webster] And generous stout courage did inspire. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] But dawning day new comfort hath inspired. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 5. 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; to inspire a person to do extraordinary feats. [1913 Webster +PJC] Erato, thy poet's mind inspire, And fill his soul with thy celestial fire. --Dryden. [1913 Webster] From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Inspire \In*spire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Inspired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inspiring}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to {expire}. [1913 Webster] 2. To breathe; to blow gently. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And when the wind amongst them did inspire, They wav[`e]d like a penon wide dispread. --Spenser. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: inspire v 1: heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" [syn: {inspire}, {animate}, {invigorate}, {enliven}, {exalt}] 2: supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work" 3: serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives" [syn: {prompt}, {inspire}, {instigate}] 4: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: {cheer}, {root on}, {inspire}, {urge}, {barrack}, {urge on}, {exhort}, {pep up}] 5: fill with revolutionary ideas [syn: {revolutionize}, {revolutionise}, {inspire}] 6: draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" [syn: {inhale}, {inspire}, {breathe in}] [ant: {breathe out}, {exhale}, {expire}]