| VERB | emotion | inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt | heighten or intensify |
|---|---|---|---|
| creation | inspire | supply the inspiration for | |
| communication | inspire, prompt, instigate | serve as the inciting cause of | |
| communication | inspire, cheer, root on, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up | spur on or encourage / encourage especially by cheers and shouts | |
| cognition | inspire, revolutionize, revolutionise | fill with revolutionary ideas | |
| body | inspire, inhale, breathe in | draw in (air) |
| Sounds | ihnspay'r | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | admire ... wire: 34 rhymes with ayr... | |
| Meaning | heighten or intensify. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to inspire Sue | |
| Synonyms | animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt | |
| Narrower | encourage | inspire with confidence |
| Broader | stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir | Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of |
| Spanish | animar, avivar, exaltar, inspirar, revigorizar | |
| Catalan | envigorir, inspirar, vigoritzar | |
| Meaning | Supply the inspiration for. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work" | |
| Broader | occasion | Give occasion to |
| Spanish | inspirar | |
| Catalan | inspirar | |
| Nouns | inspiration | arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity |
| Meaning | Serve as the inciting cause of. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | |
| Model | They inspire him to write the letter | |
| Synonyms | prompt, instigate | |
| Broader | induce, stimulate, cause, have, get, make | Cause to do |
| Spanish | incitar, inspirar, instar, instigar | |
| Catalan | inspirar | |
| Meaning | Spur on or encourage / encourage especially by cheers and shouts. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | They inspire him to write the letter | |
| Synonyms | cheer, root on, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up | |
| Narrower | cheerlead | act as a cheerleader in a sports event |
| Broader | encourage | inspire with confidence |
| Spanish | activar, alegrar, animar, dar ánimos, estimular, exhortar, incitar, jalear, motivar, vitorear | |
| Catalan | alegrar, animar, exhortar, inspirar | |
| Meaning | Fill with revolutionary ideas. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | revolutionize, revolutionise | |
| Broader | indoctrinate | teach doctrines to |
| Spanish | revolucionar | |
| Catalan | indisciplinar, revolucionar | |
| Nouns | inspirer | a leader who stimulates and excites people to action |
| Meaning | Draw in (air). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" | |
| Synonyms | inhale, breathe in | |
| Entailed by | breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire | Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs |
| smoke | inhale and exhale smoke from cigarettes, cigars, pipes | |
| Narrower | aspirate | (air) suck in |
| huff, snort | inhale recreational drugs | |
| puff, drag, draw | suck in or take (air) | |
| sniff, sniffle | inhale audibly through the nose | |
| snuff | inhale audibly through the nose | |
| snuffle, snivel | Snuff up mucus through the nose | |
| Broader | breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire | Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs |
| Opposite | exhale, expire, breathe out | Expel air |
| Spanish | inhalar, inspirar | |
| Catalan | aspirar, inhalar, inspirar | |
| Adjectives | inspiratory | pertaining to the drawing in phase of respiration |
| Nouns | inspiration | the act of inhaling |
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