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Adjective: inspired in'spIrd- Being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
"an inspired performance" - divine, elysian Verb: inspire in'spIr- Heighten or intensify
- animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt - Supply the inspiration for
"The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work" - Serve as the inciting cause of
- prompt, instigate - Spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
- cheer, root on, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up - Fill with revolutionary ideas
- revolutionize, revolutionise [Brit] - Draw in (air)
"The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" - inhale, breathe in
See also: glorious, inspiration, inspiratory, inspirer Type of: breathe, cause, encourage, excite, get, have, indoctrinate, induce, make, occasion, respire, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, suspire, take a breath Encyclopedia: Inspire |