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Meanings of inspire (inspires) in English

Catalan
inspirar
Spanish
activar

To spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts.

inspirar
Catalan
vigoritzar
Spanish
exaltar

Heighten or intensify.

vigoritzar
Portuguese
inalar
Catalan
aspirar

To draw air into the lungs.

inalar
Portuguese
impelir
Spanish
incitar

Serve as the inciting cause of.

impelir
Usage of inspires in English
1
That confidence inspires fear among many of those who work for him.
Reuters
2
Hauling warm bodies from point A to point B inspires no one.
Up in the air
3
It is the actual, vivid belief in its possibility which inspires them.
Proposed Roads to Freedom
4
Announcing the winners of literary prizes often inspires more debate than delight.
The Irish Times
5
The Dezign Diva inspires others to use what's already available to them.
Jamaica Observer
6
Nothing can exceed the admiration which this poem inspires in the East.
Handbook of Universal Literature, From the Best and Latest Autho...
7
It is slavery which inspires all, from the general to the trumpeter.
The American Union Speaker
8
The woman who inspires him is said to be a great beauty.
The Oracle Glass
9
All these things, including not showering for days, inspires me toward minimalism.
Ebony
10
Thus the opening of the supplication inspires veneration and confidence in Mary.
The Excellence of the Rosary / Conferences for Devotions in Hono...
11
And whose beauty inspires Utamaro to create some of his greatest works.
The new yorker
12
It inspired me to take up architecture and still inspires architects today.
The Irish Times
13
In his pages it glows with moral promise, it inspires and regenerates.
George Eliot; a Critical Study of Her Life, Writings and Philoso...
14
Some deep purpose inspires him; let it be mine to fathom it.
New Arabian Nights
15
It hardly inspires credibility for the iPhone as a secure business device.
Wired
16
Moore hopes that their small movement inspires parallel actions in other communities.
Ebony
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Inspires across language varieties
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