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  3  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Spirit  \Spir"it\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Spirited};  p.  pr  &  vb 
  n.  {Spiriting}.] 
  1.  To  animate  with  vigor;  to  excite;  to  encourage;  to 
  inspirit;  as  civil  dissensions  often  spirit  the  ambition 
  of  private  men;  --  sometimes  followed  by  up 
 
  Many  officers  and  private  men  spirit  up  and  assist 
  those  obstinate  people  to  continue  in  their 
  rebellion.  --Swift. 
 
  2.  To  convey  rapidly  and  secretly,  or  mysteriously,  as  if  by 
  the  agency  of  a  spirit;  to  kidnap;  --  often  with  away  or 
  off 
 
  The  ministry  had  him  spirited  away  and  carried 
  abroad  as  a  dangerous  person.  --Arbuthnot  & 
  Pope. 
 
  I  felt  as  if  I  had  been  spirited  into  some  castle  of 
  antiquity.  --Willis. 
 
  {Spiriting  away}  (Law),  causing  to  leave  the  offense  of 
  inducing  a  witness  to  leave  a  jurisdiction  so  as  to  evade 
  process  requiring  attendance  at  trial. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Spirited  \Spir"it*ed\,  a. 
  1.  Animated  or  possessed  by  a  spirit.  [Obs.]  ``So  talked  the 
  spirited,  sly  snake.''  --Milton. 
 
  2.  Animated;  full  of  life  or  vigor;  lively;  full  of  spirit  or 
  fire;  as  a  spirited  oration;  a  spirited  answer. 
 
  Note:  Spirited  is  much  used  in  composition;  as  in 
  high-spirited,  low-spirited,  mean-spirited,  etc 
 
  Syn:  Lively;  vivacious;  animated;  ardent;  active;  bold; 
  courageous.  --  {Spir"it*ed*ly},  adv  -- 
  {Spir"it*ed*ness},  n. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  spirited 
  adj  1:  displaying  animation,  vigor,  or  liveliness  [ant:  {spiritless}] 
  2:  marked  by  lively  action  "a  bouncing  gait";  "bouncy  tunes"; 
  "the  peppy  and  interesting  talk";  "a  spirited  dance"  [syn: 
  {bouncing},  {bouncy},  {peppy},  {zippy}] 
  3:  willing  to  face  danger  [syn:  {game},  {gamy},  {gamey},  {gritty}, 
  {mettlesome},  {spunky}] 
  4:  made  lively  or  spirited;  "a  meal  enlivened  by  the  music";  "a 
  spirited  debate"  [syn:  {enlivened}]




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