inspire
verb
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Senses
Sense 1 verb
heighten or intensify
These paintings exalt the imagination
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Sense 2 verb
supply the inspiration for
The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work
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Sense 3 verb
serve as the inciting cause of
She prompted me to call my relatives
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Sense 4 verb
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers
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Sense 5 verb
fill with revolutionary ideas
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Sense 6 verb
draw in (air)
Inhale deeply
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Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | vivification |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | exaltation |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | stimulate |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | encourage |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | inspiration |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | occasion |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | instigation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | prompting |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | instigation |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | initiator |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | cause |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | urging |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | exhortation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | exhortation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | shouting |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | cheerer |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pressing |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | exhortative |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | encourage |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | cheerlead |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | revolution |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | inspirer |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | indoctrinate |
| 6 | antonym | Related & opposite | exhale |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | inhalation |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | respirator |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | inhalant |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | inhalant |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | inspiratory |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | breathe |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | aspirate |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | sniffle |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | snuffle |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | snuff |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | puff |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | huff |