inspire meaning and definition

INSPIRE verb

Definition of inspire (verb)

1. heighten or intensify
   • "These paintings exalt the imagination"
   • synonyms: animate, enliven, exalt, invigorate
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"
   • synonyms: instigate, prompt
4. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
   • "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
   • synonyms: barrack, cheer, exhort, pep up, root on, urge, urge on
5. fill with revolutionary ideas
   • synonyms: revolutionise, revolutionize
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"
   • synonyms: breathe in, inhale
   • antonym: breathe out