inspire

inspire
v
1. animate, invigorate, energize, vivify, vitalize, exhilarate; reanimate, revive, revivify, revitalize, rejuvenate; awaken, waken, stir, rally, rouse, arouse; stimulate, inspirit, quicken, whet; excite, thrill, enthuse, exalt.
2. produce, bring on or about, cause, effect; influence, affect, impress, act on; change, alter, transform, modify.
3. hearten, enhearten, take heart, cheer or cheer up; brighten, warm, give a lift to, uplift, encourage; Inf. pep up, perk up, buoy up, give a shot in the arm, boost one's spirits; assure, reassure, confirm, comfort, solace; improve, ameliorate, meliorate; aid, assist, support, sustain; strengthen, buttress, brace, reinforce; embolden, nerve, fortify; build up, nourish, restore.
4. reveal, communicate, suggest, enlighten, make aware, disabuse; give insight to, open the eyes of, shed or cast light on, bring out of the wilderness; make known to, tell, explain, divulge, impart; instruct, teach, indoctrinate, educate, guide; familiarize with, acquaint, interest.
5. give rise to, prompt, instigate, incite, exhort, impel, spur, goad; touch off, inflame, set on fire, ignite; kindle, enkindle, fire or fire up, Inf. light a fire under, Inf. spark, Inf. sparkplug.
6. inhale, breathe in, inbreathe, respire; draw breath, draw in, suck in, gasp; snuff, snuffle, sniff, sniffle, Sl. snort, Brit. Sl. toot.

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