[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

aspire \aspire"\, n.
   aspiration. obs. --chapman.
   1913 webster

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

aspire \aspire"\, v. i. imp.  p. p. aspired; p. pr.  vb.
   n. aspiring. f. aspirer, l. aspirare. see aspirate, v.
   t.
   1. to desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high
      or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after,
      and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire
      after immorality.
      1913 webster

            aspiring to be gods, if angels fell;
            aspiring to be angels, men rebel.     --pope.
      1913 webster

   2. to rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.
      1913 webster

            my own breath still foments the fire,
            which flames as high as fancy can aspire. --waller.
      1913 webster
see also:
aspired aspiring aspirate 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

aspire \aspire"\, v. t.
   to aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.
   obs.
   1913 webster

         that gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. --shak.
   1913 webster

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

aspire
     v : have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal syn: draw a bead on,
          aim, shoot for
see also:
draw a bead on aim shoot for 

[5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

76 moby thesaurus words for "aspire":
   aim, aim at, aim high, aspire after, aspire to, bank on, be after,
   be ambitious, become airborne, claw skyward, confide, count on,
   covet, crave, crave after, crawl after, design, desire, destine,
   determine, dream of, drive at, expect, feel confident, float, fly,
   fly aloft, gain altitude, go for, hang, hanker after,
   harbor a design, harbor the hope, have every intention, hope,
   hope against hope, hope and pray, hope for, hope in, hope to god,
   hover, hunger after, intend, kite, lean upon, leave the ground,
   live in hopes, long, lust after, mean, nurture the hope, pant,
   pant after, plan, plane, poise, presume, project, propose, purport,
   purpose, rely on, resolve, rest assured, run mad after, seek, soar,
   spire, take off, think, thirst after, trust, try to reach, wish,
   yearn, zoom

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