INSPIRE as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • draw in (air)
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • Inhale deeply
    • inhale the fresh mountain air
    • The patient has trouble inspiring
    • The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well
    Hypernyms(s) inspire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • fill with revolutionary ideas
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) inspire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  3. Meaning
    • serve as the inciting cause of
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • She prompted me to call my relatives
    Hypernyms(s) inspire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • urge on or encourage especially by shouts
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers
    Hypernyms(s) inspire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  5. Meaning
    • supply the inspiration for
    Usage Example(s)
    • The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work
    Hypernyms(s) inspire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  6. Meaning
    • heighten or intensify
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • These paintings exalt the imagination
    Hypernyms(s) inspire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)