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| 1. | [ verb ] heighten or intensify | |
| Synonyms: | animate enliven exalt invigorate | |
| Examples: | "These paintings exalt the imagination" |
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| Related terms: | stimulate encourage ecstasy | |
| 2. | [ verb ] serve as the inciting cause of | |
| Synonyms: | prompt instigate | |
| Examples: | "She prompted me to call my relatives" |
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| Related terms: | induce suggestion abetment | |
| 3. | [ verb ] supply the inspiration for | |
| Examples: | "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work" |
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| Related terms: | occasion inspiration | |
| 4. | [ verb ] urge on or encourage esp. by shouts | |
| Synonyms: | urge pep_up urge_on exhort barrack cheer | |
| Examples: | "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" |
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| Related terms: | encourage cheerlead cheering exhortation cheerer | |
| 5. | [ verb ] draw in (air) | |
| Synonyms: | breathe_in inhale | |
| Examples: | "Inhale deeply" "inhale the fresh mountain air" "The patient has trouble inspiring" "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" |
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| Related terms: | exhale breathe puff huff sniff aspirate snuffle snort snuff inhalation respirator | |
| 6. | [ verb ] (education) fill with revolutionary ideas | |
| Synonyms: | infect revolutionise revolutionize | |
| Related terms: | indoctrinate galvaniser | |
| Similar spelling: |
inspirer inspired inspirit inspiring incipient incipiency incipience inspect insipid inspissate inexpiable inspector insipidly |
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