inspire

  • 11inspire — animate, *inform, fire Analogous words: enlighten, *illuminate: quicken, stimulate, excite, galvanize, *provoke: activate, energize, *vitalize: endue, endow (see DOWER) …

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  • 12inspire — [v] encourage, stimulate affect, animate, arouse, be responsible for, carry, cause, commove, elate, embolden, endue, enkindle, enliven, exalt, excite, exhilarate, fire up*, galvanize, get*, give impetus, give one an idea*, give rise to, hearten,… …

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  • 13inspiré — Inspiré, [inspir]ée. part …

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  • 14inspire — ► VERB 1) fill with the urge or ability to do or feel something. 2) create (a feeling) in a person. 3) give rise to. 4) inhale. DERIVATIVES inspirer noun inspiring adjective. ORIGIN …

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  • 15INSPIRE — Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community La directive INSPIRE est la directive 2007/2/CE du Parlement européen et du Conseil du 14 mars 2007 établissant une infrastructure d information géographique dans la… …

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  • 16INSPIRE — Die Infrastructure for Spatial Information in the European Community (INSPIRE) ist eine Initiative der europäischen Kommission mit dem Ziel, eine europäische Geodaten Basis mit integrierten raumbezogenen Informationsdiensten zu schaffen. Die… …

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  • 17inspire */*/ — UK [ɪnˈspaɪə(r)] / US [ɪnˈspaɪr] verb [transitive] Word forms inspire : present tense I/you/we/they inspire he/she/it inspires present participle inspiring past tense inspired past participle inspired 1) a) to give someone the enthusiasm to do or …

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  • 18inspire — v. 1) (D; tr.) to inspire in, with (formal) (to inspire awe in smb.; to inspire smb. with awe) 2) (H) to inspire smb. to do smt. * * * [ɪn spaɪə] with (to inspire awe in smb.; to inspire smb. with awe; formal) (D; tr.) to inspire in (H) to… …

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  • 19inspire — in|spire [ ın spaır ] verb transitive ** 1. ) to give someone the enthusiasm to do or create something: Inspired by her example, other zoologists have begun working with apes in the wild. inspire someone to something: Stewart did his best to… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 20inspire — in|spire [ınˈspaıə US ˈspaır] v [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: inspirer, from Latin, from spirare to breathe ] 1.) to encourage someone by making them feel confident and eager to do something ▪ We need someone who can inspire the team.… …

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