inspire

inspire is a 7-letter English word with 13 senses as transitive verb, intransitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate. Face value is 9 in Scrabble and 11 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 9 · Words With Friends 11 · 13 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
2. transitive verb. To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
3. transitive verb. To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; -- opposed to expire.
4. transitive verb. 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.
5. transitive verb. 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.
6. intransitive verb. To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to expire.
7. intransitive verb. To breathe; to blow gently.
8. verb. draw in (air)

   "Inhale deeply"

   "inhale the fresh mountain air"

   Synonyms: inhale

9. verb. fill with revolutionary ideas

   Synonyms: revolutionise, revolutionize

10. verb. serve as the inciting cause of

    "She prompted me to call my relatives"

    Synonyms: instigate, prompt

11. verb. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts

    "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

    Synonyms: barrack, cheer, exhort, urge

12. verb. supply the inspiration for

    "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"

13. verb. heighten or intensify

    "These paintings exalt the imagination"

    Synonyms: animate, enliven, exalt, invigorate

Synonyms

inhale, revolutionise, revolutionize, instigate, prompt, barrack, cheer, exhort, urge, animate, enliven, exalt, invigorate

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in inspire:

spinier

Common word forms

inspired, inspirer, inspires, inspiring

Words from these letters

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