Inspire - Definition
inspire
v 1: heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the
imagination" [syn: inspire, animate, invigorate,
enliven, exalt]
2: supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist
inspired the exhibition of his recent work"
3: serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my
relatives" [syn: prompt, inspire, instigate]
4: spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The
crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" [syn: cheer,
root on, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort,
pep up]
5: fill with revolutionary ideas [syn: revolutionize,
revolutionise, inspire]
6: draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain
air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer
patient cannot inspire air very well" [syn: inhale,
inspire, breathe in] [ant: breathe out, exhale,
expire]