INSPIRE - Definiția din dicționar
Traducere: română
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In*spire" (ĭn*sp&ī;r"), v. t. [OE.
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1. To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
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When Zephirus eek, with his sweete breath,
The tender crops.
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Descend, ye Nine, descend and sing,
The breathing instruments
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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
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3. To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; -- opposed to
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Forced to
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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
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But dawning day new comfort hath
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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.
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Erato, thy poet's mind
And fill his soul with thy celestial fire.
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In*spire" (?), v. i.
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1. To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to
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2. To breathe; to blow gently. [Obs.]
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And when the wind amongst them did
They wavèd like a penon wide dispread.
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