Inspire
[v] draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
[v] fill with revolutionary ideas
[v] serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
[v] urge on or encourage esp. by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
[v] supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"
[v] heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
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Synonyms
animate, barrack, breathe in, cheer, enliven, exalt, exhort, inhale, instigate, invigorate, pep up, prompt, revolutionise, revolutionize, urge, urge on
Related Terms
activate, actuate, affect, affirm, afford hope, animate, arouse, aspirate, assure, augur well, awaken, bid fair, blow, bolster, boost, brace up, breathe, breathe hard, breathe in, breathe out, brighten, bring, bring about, bring on, buck up, buoy up, butt