Meaning of INSPIRIT
| Pronunciation: | | in'spirit
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| | Definition: | | [v] infuse with spirit; "The company spirited him up" |
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| | Synonyms: | | spirit, spirit up |
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| | See Also: | | animate, enliven, invigorate, liven, liven up | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*spir"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Inspirited}; p. pr.
& vb. n. {Inspiriting}.]
To infuse new life or spirit into; to animate; to encourage;
to invigorate.
The courage of Agamemnon is inspirited by the love of
empire and ambition. --Pope.
Syn: To enliven; invigorate; exhilarate; animate; cheer;
encourage; inspire.
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| | Related Terms: | | afford hope, animate, assure, augur well, bid fair, bolster, boost, brace up, breathe life into, brighten, bring into being, bring into existence, bring to life, buck up, buoy up, call into being, call into existence, cheer, chirk up, conceive, embolden, embue, encourage, endow with life, energize, enliven, exalt, exhilarate, fire, give a lift, give birth, give hope, give life to, gladden, have good prospects, hearten, hold out hope, hold out promise, imbue, infect, inform, infuse, inject, inoculate, inspire, inspire hope, invigorate, justify hope, liven, make fair promise, nerve, pick up, promise, quicken, raise expectations, raise hope, reassure, rejoice, rejoice the heart, spirit, spirit up, steel, strengthen, support, vitalize, vivify |
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