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inspire

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/ɪn.ˈspaɪə(ɹ)/ English

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.”
  3. To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale.
  4. To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.

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