Definition of inspire
- v. t. - To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
- v. t. - To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
- v. t. - To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; --
opposed to expire.
- v. t. - 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.
- v. t. - To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or
supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens, or
exalts; to communicate inspiration to; as, to inspire a child with
sentiments of virtue.
- v. i. - To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; --
opposed to expire.
- v. i. - To breathe; to blow gently.