Inspire

·vt To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.

II. Inspire ·vi To Breathe; to blow gently.

III. Inspire ·vi To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs;

— opposed to expire.

IV. Inspire ·vt To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to Animate.

V. Inspire ·vt To draw in by the operation of breathing; to Inhale;

— opposed to expire.

VI. Inspire ·vt 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.

VII. Inspire ·vt To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens, or exalts; to communicate inspiration to; as, to inspire a child with sentiments of virtue.