inspiring

Meaning

inspire

  1. (transitive) 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.
  2. (transitive) To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens or exalts; to communicate inspiration to.
  3. (intransitive) To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale.
  4. To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
  5. (archaic, transitive) To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
  6. (transitive) To spread rumour indirectly.

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɪnˈspaɪə.ɹɪŋ/

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