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Inspirit

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To instill courage or life into. See Synonyms at encourage.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. To strengthen or hearten; give impetus or vigour

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To infuse new life or spirit into; to animate; to encourage; to invigorate.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To infuse or excite spirit within; enliven; animate; give new life to; encourage; invigorate.

Synonyms To inspire, rouse, cheer, stimulate, fire.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. infuse with spirit

Word Usage

"Remember good Sir, that few men ever keep their feelings to themselves, & that it is necessary for example sake that all leaders should feel & think bold in order to inspirit those that look up to them."

Verb Form

inspirited inspiriting inspirits

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

animate liven up enliven liven invigorate

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

encourage animate cheer exhilarate inspire