INSPIRED

/ɪn.ˈspaɪəd/
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Definition

/ɪn.ˈspaɪəd/
verb
  1. To infuse into the mind; to communicate to the spirit; to convey, as by a divine or supernatural influence; to disclose preternaturally; to produce in, as by inspiration.
  2. To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens or exalts; to communicate inspiration to.
    “Elders should inspire children with sentiments of virtue.”
  3. To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale.
  4. To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
  5. To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
adjective
  1. Having excellence through inspiration.
    “The actor's inspired performance of Hamlet's soliloquy left the audience dumbfounded.”
  2. Filled with inspiration or motivated.
    “He was inspired to learn to fly.”

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