Word

inspire, v.
(inspired, inspires, inspiring)
freq. cnt. 20

heighten or intensify
<verb.emotion> freq. cnt.: 11 freq. cnt.: 9 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

animate enliven exalt inspire invigorate

sample sentences

"These paintings exalt the imagination"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

invigoration

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

exaltation

semantic pointers

hypernym

stir, stimulate, shake, shake up, excite

hyponym

encourage

serve as the inciting cause of
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2

inspire instigate prompt

sample sentences

"She prompted me to call my relatives"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter

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Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter

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Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE
They %s him to write the letter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

prompting

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

instigation instigation instigator

semantic pointers

hypernym

make, cause, have, get, induce, stimulate

supply the inspiration for
<verb.creation> freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

inspire

sample sentences

"The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"

verb frames

Something ----s something

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inspiration

semantic pointers

hypernym

occasion

spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
<verb.communication> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

barrack cheer exhort inspire pep up root on urge urge on

sample sentences

"The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
They %s him to write the letter

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Somebody ----s somebody
They %s him to write the letter

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Somebody ----s somebody

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They %s him to write the letter

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

urging

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

cheering cheerer

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

exhortatory exhortation exhortation

semantic pointers

hyponym

cheerlead

hypernym

encourage

draw in (air)
<verb.body> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

breathe in inhale inspire

sample sentences

"Inhale deeply"
"inhale the fresh mountain air"
"The patient has trouble inspiring"
"The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"

verb frames

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inhalant inhalation inhalator inhalant

antonym

exhale

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

inspiratory inspiration

semantic pointers

hypernym

breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire

hyponym

aspirate sniff, sniffle snuffle, snivel snuff draw, puff, drag snort, huff

fill with revolutionary ideas
<verb.cognition>

inspire revolutionise revolutionize

verb frames

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

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lexical pointers

derivationally related form

revolution

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revolution

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derivationally related form

inspirer

semantic pointers

hypernym

indoctrinate