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inspire
English
Etymology
From Middle English inspiren, enspiren, from Old French inspirer, variant of espirer, from Latin ?nsp?r?re, present active infinitive of ?nsp?r? (“inspire”), itself a loan-translation of Biblical Ancient Greek ???? (pné?, “breathe”), from in + sp?r? (“breathe”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?n.?spa??/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?n.?spa??(?)/
- Rhymes: -a??(?)
Verb
inspire (third-person singular simple present inspires, present participle inspiring, simple past and past participle inspired)
- (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.
- c. 1588-1593, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus
- Dawning day new comfort hath inspired.
- c. 1588-1593, William Shakespeare, Titus Andronicus
- (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.
- Elders should inspire children with sentiments of virtue.
- Erato, thy poet's mind inspire, / And fill his soul with thy celestial fire.
- (intransitive) To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale.
- c. 1670, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus", Or a Theoretick and Practical Discourse of Consumptions and Hypochondriack Melancholy... Likewise a Discourse of Spitting of Blood
- By means of those sulfurous coal smokes the lungs are as it were stifled and extremely oppressed, whereby they are forced to inspire and expire the air with difficulty.
- c. 1670, Gideon Harvey, Morbus Anglicus", Or a Theoretick and Practical Discourse of Consumptions and Hypochondriack Melancholy... Likewise a Discourse of Spitting of Blood
- To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
- (archaic, transitive) To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
- (transitive) To spread rumour indirectly.
Conjugation
Synonyms
- beghast
Antonyms
- (inhale): expire
Derived terms
- inspirer
Related terms
- inspiration
- inspirational
- inspirator
- inspiratory
Translations
Anagrams
- spinier
Asturian
Verb
inspire
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of inspirar
French
Verb
inspire
- inflection of inspirer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Portuguese
Verb
inspire
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of inspirar
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of inspirar
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of inspirar
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of inspirar
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [in?spire]
Verb
inspire
- third-person singular present subjunctive of inspira
- third-person plural present subjunctive of inspira
Spanish
Verb
inspire
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of inspirar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of inspirar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of inspirar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of inspirar.
inspire From the web:
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- what inspires me
- what inspires you yale
- what inspired the french revolution
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- what inspired the haitian revolution
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urge
English
Etymology
From Latin urge? (“urge”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /??d??/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?d??/
- Rhymes: -??(?)d?
Noun
urge (plural urges)
- A strong desire; an itch to do something.
Translations
Verb
urge (third-person singular simple present urges, present participle urging, simple past and past participle urged)
- (transitive) To press; to push; to drive; to impel; to force onward.
- (transitive) To press the mind or will of; to ply with motives, arguments, persuasion, or importunity.
- (transitive) To provoke; to exasperate.
- (transitive) To press hard upon; to follow closely.
- Man?? and for ever?? wretch?! what wouldst thou have?? / Heir urges heir, like wave impelling wave.
- (transitive) To present in an urgent manner; to insist upon.
- (transitive, obsolete) To treat with forcible means; to take severe or violent measures with.
- (transitive) To press onward or forward.
- (transitive) To be pressing in argument; to insist; to persist.
Synonyms
- animate
- incite
- impel
- instigate
- stimulate
- encourage
Related terms
- urgent
Translations
See also
- surge
Anagrams
- Guer., Ruge, geru, grue, regu
French
Verb
urge
- third-person singular present indicative of urger
Anagrams
- grue
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -urd?e
Verb
urge
- third-person singular present indicative of urgere
Latin
Verb
urg?
- second-person singular present active imperative of urge?
Portuguese
Verb
urge
- third-person singular present indicative of urgir
- second-person singular imperative of urgir
Spanish
Verb
urge
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of urgir.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of urgir.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of urgir.
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- what urgent care is open
- https://whataburger.com/
- whataburger
- what urgent care takes medicaid
- whataburger menu
- what urgent care is open near me
- what urgent care accepts medicaid
- what urgent care accepts molina
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