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inspire definition
inspire |
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 -------------- 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 -------------- Grep of noun inspire inspirer 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) Grep of adj inspire inspired 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)
inspire definition