verb
Meaning 1
To imbue with a spirit or soul.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
To imbue with a spirit or soul.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
imbue with a spirit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: spiritise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: permeate, pervade, penetrate, interpenetrate, diffuse, imbue, riddle
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Old French espiritbor. Middle English spirit English spirit Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English spiritize From spirit + -ize.