Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb inspire
2 of 5 senses of inspire
Sense 1
inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
=> encourage
Sense 4
cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on exhort, pep up
=> cheerlead
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb inspire
2 of 5 senses of inspire
Sense 1
inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
=> encourage
=> cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on exhort, pep up
=> cheerlead
=> foster, nurture
=> patronize, patronise, patronage, support, keep going
=> serve, serve well
=> hollo
=> cheer, hearten, recreate, embolden
=> take heart, buck up
=> draw out
=> bring out
=> spur, goad
Sense 4
cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on exhort, pep up
=> cheerlead
Entailment of verb inspire
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb inspire
5 senses of inspire
Sense 1
inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
=> stimulate, shake, shake up excite, stir
Sense 2
inspire
=> occasion
Sense 3
prompt, inspire, instigate
=> induce, stimulate, cause have get make
Sense 4
cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on exhort, pep up
=> encourage
Sense 5
revolutionize, revolutionise, inspire, infect
=> indoctrinate
Familiarity of verb inspire
inspire used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb inspire
Sense 1
inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt
=> stimulate, shake, shake up excite, stir
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Sense 2
inspire
=> occasion
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Sense 3
prompt, inspire, instigate
=> induce, stimulate, cause have get make
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Sense 4
cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on exhort, pep up
=> encourage
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Sense 5
revolutionize, revolutionise, inspire, infect
=> indoctrinate
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Overview of verb inspire
The verb inspire has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (9) inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt -- (heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination")
2. (5) inspire -- (supply the inspiration for "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work")
3. (5) prompt, inspire, instigate -- (serve as the inciting cause of "She prompted me to call my relatives")
4. (1) cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on exhort, pep up -- (urge on or encourage esp. by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers")
5. revolutionize, revolutionise, inspire, infect -- (fill with revolutionary ideas)
Overview of adj inspired
The adj inspired has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) divine, elysian, inspired -- (of such surpassing excellence as to suggest divine inspiration; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance")
Antonyms of adj inspired
1 sense of inspired
Sense 1
divine, elysian, inspired
INDIRECT (VIA glorious) -> inglorious, dishonorable
Similarity of adj inspired
1 sense of inspired
Sense 1
divine, elysian, inspired
=> glorious (vs. inglorious)
Attributes of adj inspired
Familiarity of adj inspired
inspired used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj inspired
inspired
uninspired
Overview of verb inspire
The verb inspire has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (9) inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt -- (heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination")
2. (5) inspire -- (supply the inspiration for "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work")
3. (5) prompt, inspire, instigate -- (serve as the inciting cause of "She prompted me to call my relatives")
4. (1) cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on exhort, pep up -- (urge on or encourage esp. by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers")
5. revolutionize, revolutionise, inspire, infect -- (fill with revolutionary ideas)
Overview of adj inspired
The adj inspired has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) divine, elysian, inspired -- (of such surpassing excellence as to suggest divine inspiration; "her pies were simply divine"; "the divine Shakespeare"; "an elysian meal"; "an inspired performance")
inspired definition
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