Definition for

inspire


– To breathe in; draw into the lungs; inhale: as, to inspire pure air: opposed to expire.

– To breathe into; infuse by or as if by breathing.

– Hence To actuate or influence; animate; affect, rouse, or control by an infused, animating, or exalting influence.

– Specifically To guide or control by divine influence; instruct or infuse with spiritual or divine knowledge.

– To inhale air; draw air into the lungs: opposed to expire.

– To blow; blow in.

intransitive verb – To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to expire.

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