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inspire

/ɪnˈspaɪɹ/verb2 syllables

Inspire means: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts.

Synonyms for inspire18

verb, as in spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

cheer, root on, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up

verb, as in heighten or intensify

animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt

verb, as in serve as the inciting cause of

prompt, instigate

verb, as in fill with revolutionary ideas

revolutionize, revolutionise

verb, as in draw in (air)

inhale, breathe in

also used for inspire

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What does inspire mean?6

verb

1

spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts“The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers”

2

heighten or intensify“These paintings exalt the imagination”

3

serve as the inciting cause of“She prompted me to call my relatives”

4

fill with revolutionary ideas

5

draw in (air)“Inhale deeply”

6

supply the inspiration for“The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with inspire?12

one syllable

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Inspire in a sentence

  • We may give advice, but we do not inspire conduct.unknown
  • An art teacher is supposed to inspire people, not uninspire them.OsoHombre
  • Asian religions inspire him to create splendid sculptures.unknown
  • How can video games inspire us to make better applications for e-learning?TRANG
  • Women inspire us to do great things - and then stop us from doing them.caspian
  • I love reading books that inspire us to become more than who we are.al_ex_an_der
  • You inspire me to be better in everything.Nuel
  • You continue to inspire me with your actions.Nuel

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of inspire

as a verb

past tense
inspired
present participle
inspiring
third-person singular
inspires
past participle
inspired