inspirit
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
Other Word Forms
- inspiriter noun
- inspiriting adjective
- inspiritingly adverb
- inspiritment noun
- uninspirited adjective
Etymology
Origin of inspirit
Example Sentences
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Breathing like a dragon and then opening his eyes, he could be inspirited clay, the first man.
From New York Times
The inspiriting Air and Space Museum is a tourist favorite, but the U.S.
From Washington Post
On the contrary, it faces up to life’s less inspiriting realities and manages to invest them with the transcendence normally reserved for our generally scarce moments of rapture.
From The Guardian
He is blinded by comforting, inspiriting harmonies, a forceful but unseeing disturbance of the peace.
From Washington Post
No. The women’s program is the entire backbone and inspiriting force of soccer in the United States — and has been since 1996.
From Washington Post
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