what does inspire mean?
INSPIRE as VERB
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- 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
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- Meaning
- fill with revolutionary ideas
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Hypernyms(s) inspire is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- serve as the inciting cause of
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- 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
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- urge on or encourage especially by shouts
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- 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
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- Meaning
- supply the inspiration for
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- 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
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- 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
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