inspire

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/
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• Canada, General-American: /ɪnˈspaɪɹ/
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• Australian: /ɪnˈspɑeə(ɹ)/
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• New-Zealand: /ɪnˈspaɪə(ɹ)/
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• New-Zealand: [ɪnˈspɑeə(ɹ)]
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• rhymes with -aɪə(ɹ)
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• CMU ARPABET: IH2 N S P AY1 R Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Latin īnspīrōbor. Old French espirer Old French enspirerbor. Middle English enspiren English inspire From Middle English inspiren, enspiren, from Old French inspirer, variant of espirer, from Latin īnspīrāre (“inspire”), itself a loan-translation of Biblical Ancient Greek πνέω (pnéō, “breathe”), from in + spīrō (“breathe”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys- (“to blow, breathe”). Displaced native Old English onbryrdan (literally “to prick in”).

113 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: внушавам (vnušavam) — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Catalan: inspirar — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Chinese Mandarin: 授意 (shòuyì) — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Chinese Mandarin: 鼓舞 (gǔwǔ) — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Czech: inspirovat — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Danish: inspirere — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Dutch: inspireren — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Esperanto: inspiri — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Finnish: elähdyttää — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Finnish: innoittaa — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Finnish: inspiroida — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• French: inspirer — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Galician: inspirar — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Georgian: შთააგონებს (štaagonebs) — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• German: inspirieren — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Greek: εμπνέω (empnéo) — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Hebrew: השרה (hishrá) — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Hungarian: sugalmaz — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Hungarian: megihlet — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Hungarian: ihletet ad — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Hungarian: kelt — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Hungarian: ébreszt — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Hungarian: inspirál — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Icelandic: hvetja — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Italian: ispirare — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Ladino: inspirar — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Ladino: meter en korasón — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Latvian: inspirēt — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Latvian: iedvest — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Latvian: iedvesmot — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Old English: onbryrdan — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Polish: inspirować — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Polish: zainspirować — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Portuguese: inspirar — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Romanian: inspira — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Russian: внуша́ть (vnušátʹ) — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Russian: внуши́ть (vnušítʹ) — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Russian: вдохновля́ть (vdoxnovljátʹ) — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Russian: вдохнови́ть (vdoxnovítʹ) — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Swedish: inspirera — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Turkish: esinlemek — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Turkish: ilham vermek — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Ukrainian: вселя́ти (vseljáty) — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Ukrainian: всели́ти (vselýty) — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Ukrainian: наві́ювати (navíjuvaty) — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Ukrainian: наві́яти (navíjaty) — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Ukrainian: надиха́ти (nadyxáty) — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Ukrainian: надихну́ти (nadyxnúty) — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Welsh: ysbrydoli — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Zazaki: pısk gıroten — to infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit
• Armenian: ոգեշնչել (ogešnčʻel) — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Bulgarian: вдъхновявам (vdǎhnovjavam) — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Catalan: inspirar — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Chinese Mandarin: 影响 (yǐngxiǎng) — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Danish: inspirere — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Esperanto: inspiri — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Finnish: innostaa — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Finnish: inspiroida — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• French: inspirer — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Galician: inspirar — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• German: inspirieren — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Hebrew: השרה (hishrá) — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Hungarian: ösztönöz — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Hungarian: lelkesít — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Hungarian: inspirál — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Latin: afflō — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Latin: iniciō — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Latin: īnspīrō — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Latvian: inspirēt — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Latvian: iedvest — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Latvian: iedvesmot — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Māori: whakamanawa — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Māori: toitoi manawa — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Māori: whakaohooho — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Māori: whakakipakipa — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Māori: whakahihiko — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Old English: onbryrdan — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Romanian: inspira — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Russian: вдохновля́ть (vdoxnovljátʹ) — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Russian: вдохнови́ть (vdoxnovítʹ) — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Russian: воодушевля́ть (vooduševljátʹ) — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Russian: воодушеви́ть (vooduševítʹ) — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Spanish: inspirar — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Spanish: infundir — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Swedish: inspirera — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Ukrainian: надиха́ти (nadyxáty) — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Ukrainian: надихну́ти (nadyxnúty) — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Welsh: ysbrydoli — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Zazaki: pısk siyen — to infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence
• Bulgarian: вдишвам (vdišvam) — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• Chinese Mandarin: 吸入 (xīrù) — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• Dutch: beademen — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• French: inspirer — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• German: beatmen — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• German: einhauchen — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• Greek: πνέω (pnéo) — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• Hungarian: eltölt — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• Hungarian: elönt — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• Hungarian: tölt — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• Hungarian: önt — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• Hungarian: áthat — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• Hungarian: átjár — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• Italian: ispirare — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• Latin: afflō — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• Russian: вдыха́ть (vdyxátʹ) — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• Russian: вдохну́ть (vdoxnútʹ) — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• Ukrainian: вдиха́ти (vdyxáty) — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• Ukrainian: вдихну́ти (vdyxnúty) — to infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing
• Chinese Mandarin: 吹入 — archaic: to breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate
• Chinese Mandarin: 吹奏 (chuīzòu) — archaic: to breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate
• Dutch: beademen — archaic: to breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate
• Italian: ispirare — archaic: to breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate
• Latin: īnspīrō — archaic: to breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate