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Definitions for Inspired
[1] aroused, animated, or imbued with the spirit to do something, by or as if by supernatural or divine influence: an inspired poet.
[2] resulting from such inspiration: an inspired poem; an inspired plan.
[3] inhaled: inspired air.
[4] to fill with an animating, quickening, or exalting influence: His courage inspired his followers.
[5] to produce or arouse (a feeling, thought, etc.): to inspire confidence in others.
[6] to fill or affect with a specified feeling, thought, etc.: to inspire a person with distrust.
[7] to influence or impel: Competition inspired her to greater efforts.
[8] to animate, as an influence, feeling, thought, or the like, does: They were inspired by a belief in a better future.
[9] to communicate or suggest by a divine or supernatural influence: writings inspired by God.
[10] to guide or control by divine influence.
[11] to prompt or instigate (utterances, acts, etc.) by influence, without avowal of responsibility.
[12] to give rise to, bring about, cause, etc.: a philosophy that inspired a revolution.
[13] to take (air, gases, etc.) into the lungs in breathing; inhale.
[14] Archaic . to infuse (breath, life, etc.) by breathing (usually followed by into ). to breathe into or upon.
[15] to give inspiration.
[16] to inhale.
[17] aroused or guided by or as if aroused or guided by divine inspiration an inspired performance ; she was like one inspired
[18] extremely accurate or apt but based on intuition rather than knowledge or logical deduction an inspired guess
[19] to exert a stimulating or beneficial effect upon (a person); animate or invigorate
[20] (tr; foll by with or to; may take an infinitive) to arouse (with a particular emotion or to a particular action); stir
[21] (tr) to prompt or instigate; give rise to her beauty inspired his love
[22] (tr; often passive) to guide or arouse by divine influence or inspiration
[23] to take or draw (air, gas, etc) into the lungs; inhale
[24] (tr) archaic to breathe into or upon to breathe life into
Words related to Inspired
influenced, moved, animated, excited, encouraged, stirred, activated, galvanized, inspirited, roused, fired, exalted, possessed, transported, touched, divine, guided, uplifted, ecstatic
Words nearby Inspired
inspiratory, inspiratory capacity, inspiratory reserve volume, inspiratory stridor, inspire, inspired, inspired gas, inspirit, inspissate, inspo, inst.
Origin of Inspired
1300–50; Middle English inspiren < Latin inspīrāre to breathe upon or into, equivalent to in- in-2 + spīrāre to breathe
Other words from Inspired
in·spir·ed·ly [in-spahy -rid-lee, -spahyuh rd -] /ɪnˈspaɪ rɪd li, -ˈspaɪə rd-/ , adverb
in·spir·a·tive [in-spahyuh r -uh -tiv, in -spi-rey-tiv] /ɪnˈspaɪə r ə tɪv, ˈɪn spɪˌreɪ tɪv/ , adjective
in·spir·er , noun
in·spir·ing·ly , adverb
pre·in·spire , verb (used with object), pre·in·spired, pre·in·spir·ing.
pseu·do·in·spir·ing , adjective
re·in·spire , verb, re·in·spired, re·in·spir·ing.
un·in·spir·ing , adjective
un·in·spir·ing·ly , adverb
Word origin for Inspired
C14 (in the sense: to breathe upon, blow into): from Latin inspīrāre, from spīrāre to breathe
Synonyms for Inspired
activated, animated, encouraged, energized, excited, exhilarated, galvanized, influenced, inspirited, motivated, moved, roused, started, stirred