inspire
[in-spahyuh r]
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verb (used with object), in·spired, in·spir·ing.
verb (used without object), in·spired, in·spir·ing.
to give inspiration.
to inhale.
Origin of inspire
1300–50; Middle English inspiren < Latin inspīrāre to breathe upon or into, equivalent to in- in-2 + spīrāre to breathe
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Examples from the Web for inspirer
Historical Examples of inspirer
Affection is the inspirer, intellect the up-and-doing agent of the soul.
CyropaediaXenophon
The inspirer of that revival of the Blanco party tottered where he stood.
Nostromo: A Tale of the SeaboardJoseph Conrad
How could it have been otherwise, when her teacher and inspirer was love?
Hidden HandEmma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
He—the man—was the inspirer of that thing that to him seemed the most perfect of its kind.
The RescueJoseph Conrad
It is the mother of art; inspirer of poet, patriot and philosopher.
Sex=The Unknown QuantityAli Nomad
inspire
verb
Word Origin for inspire
C14 (in the sense: to breathe upon, blow into): from Latin inspīrāre, from spīrāre to breathe
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inspire
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