inspire

inspire
[[t]ɪnspa͟ɪ͟ə(r)[/t]]
inspires, inspiring, inspired
1) VERB If someone or something inspires you to do something new or unusual, they make you want to do it.

[V n to-inf] These herbs will inspire you to try out all sorts of exotic-flavoured dishes!...

[V n to-inf] Our challenge is to motivate those voters and inspire them to join our cause...

[V n to-inf] And what inspired you to change your name?

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2) VERB If someone or something inspires you, they give you new ideas and a strong feeling of enthusiasm.

[V n] In the 1960s, the electric guitar virtuosity of Jimi Hendrix inspired a generation.

3) VERB: usu passive If a book, work of art, or action is inspired by something, that thing is the source of the idea for it.

[be V-ed by n] The book was inspired by a real person, namely Tamara de Treaux.

[V-ed] ...a political murder inspired by the same nationalist conflicts now wrecking the country.

Derived words:
-inspired COMB in ADJ

...Mediterranean-inspired ceramics in bright yellow and blue...

Jamaica's socialist government is adopting US-inspired free market practices.

4) VERB Someone or something that inspires a particular emotion or reaction in people makes them feel this emotion or reaction.

[V n] The car's performance is effortless and its handling is precise and quickly inspires confidence.


English dictionary. 2008.

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