respiritv.
/riːˈspɪrɪt/, U.S. /riˈspɪrᵻt/ transitive. To inspire with fresh spirit or courage; to reinvigorate.
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the mind > emotion > courage > encouragement > encourage or embolden [verb (transitive)]
hearteOE
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to hearten on1555
hearten?1556
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bespirit1574
bebrave1576
to put in heart1579
to hearten up1580
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reinspirit1660
to give mettle to1689
warm1697
to lift (up) a person's spirits1711
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to make a man of1722
respirit1725
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to cocker up1762
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1725 D. Stanley Sidney's Arcadia Moderniz'd i. 2 Respirited with this Reproof, we soon obey'd the Dictates of our Memories.
1847 W. Holmes & J. W. Barber Relig. Emblems (1851) 86 We see the men, re-spirited by the presence of their Emperor, come to save them, labor with all their might.
1890 Illustr. London News 15 Nov. 618/1 These cool influences somewhat respirited me.
1929 R. Bridges Test. Beauty iii. 84 All his Knights cleansed and respirited, reclothed as might be.
1987 N. L. Rosenblum Another Liberalism iii. 79 Men and women..discover in themselves purely personal resources to respirit a disenchanted world.
1995 National Voter Sept. 7/1 Detroit Summer is a..movement to rebuild, redefine and ‘respirit’ Detroit from the ground up.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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