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

inspire \inspire"\ i^nspimacr", v. t. oe. enspiren, of.
   enspirer, inspirer, f. inspirer, fr. l. inspirare; pref. in-
   in + spirare to breathe. see spirit.
   1913 webster
   1. to breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
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            when zephirus eek, with his sweete breath,
            inspir`ed hath in every holt and heath
            the tender crops.                     --chaucer.
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            descend, ye nine, descend and sing,
            the breathing instruments inspire.    --pope.
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   2. to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
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            he knew not his maker, and him that inspired into
            him an active soul.                   --wisdom xv.
                                                  11.
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   3. to draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; --
      opposed to expire.
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            forced to inspire and expire the air with
            difficulty.                           --harvey.
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   4. 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.
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            and generous stout courage did inspire. --spenser.
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            but dawning day new comfort hath inspired. --shak.
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   5. to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or
      supernatural influence; to fill with what animates,
      enlivens, or exalts; to communicate inspiration to; as, to
      inspire a child with sentiments of virtue; to inspire a
      person to do extraordinary feats.
      1913 webster +pjc

            erato, thy poet's mind inspire,
            and fill his soul with thy celestial fire. --dryden.
      1913 webster
see also:
spirit expire 

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

inspire \inspire"\, v. i. imp.  p. p. inspired; p. pr. 
   vb. n. inspiring.
   1913 webster
   1. to draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; --
      opposed to expire.
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   2. to breathe; to blow gently. obs.
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            and when the wind amongst them did inspire,
            they wav`ed like a penon wide dispread. --spenser.
      1913 webster
see also:
inspired inspiring expire 

[3] : WordNet (r) 2.0

inspire
     v 1: heighten or intensify; "these paintings exalt the
          imagination" syn: animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
     2: supply the inspiration for; "the article about the artist
        inspired the exhibition of his recent work"
     3: serve as the inciting cause of; "she prompted me to call my
        relatives" syn: prompt, instigate
     4: urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "the crowd
        cheered the demonstrating strikers" syn: cheer, urge,
         barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up
     5: fill with revolutionary ideas syn: revolutionize, revolutionise
     6: draw in air; "inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain
        air"; "the patient has trouble inspiring"; "the lung
        cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" syn: inhale,
         breathe in ant: exhale
see also:
animate invigorate enliven exalt prompt instigate 
cheer urge barrack urge on exhort 
pep up revolutionize revolutionise inhale breathe in 
exhale 

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

142 moby thesaurus words for "inspire":
   activate, actuate, affect, affirm, afford hope, animate, arouse,
   aspirate, assure, augur well, awaken, bid fair, blow, bolster,
   boost, brace up, breathe, breathe hard, breathe in, breathe out,
   brighten, bring, bring about, bring on, buck up, buoy up, buttress,
   call forth, call up, carry, cause, cheer, confirm, contrive, cough,
   draw down, draw in, draw on, effect, elicit, embolden, embue,
   encourage, endow, endue, energize, enliven, evoke, exalt, excite,
   exhale, exhaust, exhilarate, expel, expire, fire, fortify,
   galvanize, gasp, get, give a lift, give hope, gladden, gulp, hack,
   have good prospects, hearten, hiccup, hold out hope,
   hold out promise, huff, imbue, impress, induce, infect, influence,
   inform, infuse, inhale, inject, inoculate, inspire hope, inspirit,
   instigate, invigorate, justify hope, kindle, lead, liven,
   make fair promise, motivate, move, muster up, nerve, obtain, pant,
   pick up, procure, promise, prompt, provoke, puff, quicken,
   raise expectations, raise hope, rally, reassure, reinforce,
   rejoice, rejoice the heart, respire, rouse, set up, sigh, slurp,
   sneeze, sniff, sniffle, snore, snort, snuff, snuff in, snuffle,
   spirit, spirit up, stimulate, stir, strengthen, strike, suck,
   suck in, suckle, summon up, superinduce, support, sway, touch,
   uplift, vitalize, vivify, waken, wheeze

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