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inspire
Verb
  • To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration. transitive
  • To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens or exalts; to communicate inspiration to. transitive
  • To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale. intransitive
  • To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
  • To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate. archaic, transitive
  • To spread rumour indirectly. transitive