inspire as in heighten or intensify
- "These paintings exalt the imagination"
Synonyms
- animatebelonging to the class of nouns that denote living beings; endowed with animal life as distinguished from plant life; endowed with feeling and unstructured consciousness; heighten or intensify; give lifelike qualities to; make lively; give new life or energy to
- invigorateheighten or intensify; give life or energy to; make lively; impart vigor, strength, or vitality to
- enlivenheighten or intensify; make lively
- exaltpraise, glorify, or honor; fill with sublime emotion; heighten or intensify; raise in rank, character, or status
inspire as in supply the inspiration for
- "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"
inspire as in serve as the inciting cause of
- "She prompted me to call my relatives"
Synonyms
- prompta cue given to a performer (usually the beginning of the next line to be spoken); (computer science) a symbol that appears on the computer screen to indicate that the computer is ready to receive a command ; according to schedule or without delay; ready and willing or quick to act; performed with little or no delay; give an incentive for action; serve as the inciting cause of; assist (somebody acting or reciting) by suggesting the next words of something forgotten or imperfectly learned
- instigateprovoke or stir up; serve as the inciting cause of
inspire as in spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
- "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
Synonyms
- cheera cry or shout of approval ; the quality of being cheerful and dispelling gloom; give encouragement to ; show approval or good wishes by shouting; cause (somebody) to feel happier or more cheerful; become cheerful ; spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
- root onspur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
- urgean instinctive motive; a strong restless desire; force or impel in an indicated direction; push for something; spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
- barracka building or group of buildings used to house military personnel ; lodge in barracks ; spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; laugh at with contempt and derision
- urge onspur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; force or impel in an indicated direction
- exhortspur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; force or impel in an indicated direction
- pep upspur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; make more interesting or lively
inspire as in fill with revolutionary ideas
Synonyms
- revolutionizechange radically; overthrow by a revolution, of governments ; fill with revolutionary ideas
- revolutionisefill with revolutionary ideas ; change radically
inspire as in draw in (air)
- "Inhale deeply"
- "inhale the fresh mountain air"
- "The patient has trouble inspiring"
- "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
Synonyms
- inhaledraw deep into the lungs in by breathing; draw in (air)
- breathe indraw in (air)