English verb: inspire | |||
1. | inspire (emotion) heighten or intensify | ||
Samples | These paintings exalt the imagination. | ||
Examples | The performance is likely to inspire Sue | ||
Synonyms | animate, enliven, exalt, invigorate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | encourage | ||
2. | inspire (creation) supply the inspiration for | ||
Samples | The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work. | ||
Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | occasion | ||
3. | inspire (communication) serve as the inciting cause of | ||
Samples | She prompted me to call my relatives. | ||
Examples | They inspire him to write the letter | ||
Synonyms | instigate, prompt | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cause, get, have, induce, make, stimulate | ||
4. | inspire (communication) spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts | ||
Samples | The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers. | ||
Examples | They inspire him to write the letter | ||
Synonyms | barrack, cheer, exhort, pep up, root on, urge, urge on | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | encourage | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cheerlead | ||
5. | inspire (cognition) fill with revolutionary ideas | ||
Synonyms | revolutionise, revolutionize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | indoctrinate | ||
6. | inspire (body) draw in (air) | ||
Samples | 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 | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | breathe, respire, suspire, take a breath | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | aspirate, drag, draw, huff, puff, sniff, sniffle, snivel, snort, snuff, snuffle | ||
Antonyms | breathe out, exhale, expire | ||