Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to inspire
Participle: inspired
Gerund: inspiring
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | inspire |
| you | inspire |
| he;she;it | inspires |
| we | inspire |
| you | inspire |
| they | inspire |
Perfect
| I | have inspired |
| you | have inspired |
| he;she;it | has inspired |
| we | have inspired |
| you | have inspired |
| they | have inspired |
Past
| I | inspired |
| you | inspired |
| he;she;it | inspired |
| we | inspired |
| you | inspired |
| they | inspired |
Pluperfect
| I | had inspired |
| you | had inspired |
| he;she;it | had inspired |
| we | had inspired |
| you | had inspired |
| they | had inspired |
Future
| I | will inspire |
| you | will inspire |
| he;she;it | will inspire |
| we | will inspire |
| you | will inspire |
| they | will inspire |
Future Perfect
| I | will have inspired |
| you | will have inspired |
| he;she;it | will have inspired |
| we | will have inspired |
| you | will have inspired |
| they | will have inspired |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | inspire |
| you | inspire |
| he;she;it | inspire |
| we | inspire |
| you | inspire |
| they | inspire |
Perfect
| I | have inspired |
| you | have inspired |
| he;she;it | have inspired |
| we | have inspired |
| you | have inspired |
| they | have inspired |
Imperfect
| I | inspired |
| you | inspired |
| he;she;it | inspired |
| we | inspired |
| you | inspired |
| they | inspired |
Pluperfect
| I | had inspired |
| you | had inspired |
| he;she;it | had inspired |
| we | had inspired |
| you | had inspired |
| they | had inspired |
Conditional
Present
| I | would inspire |
| you | would inspire |
| he;she;it | would inspire |
| we | would inspire |
| you | would inspire |
| they | would inspire |
Perfect
| I | would have inspired |
| you | would have inspired |
| he;she;it | would have inspired |
| we | would have inspired |
| you | would have inspired |
| they | would have inspired |
Imperative
| you | inspire |
| we | Let's inspire |
| you | inspire |
Verbs conjugated like 'inspire'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'inspire'
aspire,
conspire,
inquire,
inshure,
insnare,
insperse,
insphere,
inspiral,
inspirit,
instore,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to cause to become more lively and energetic
- animate, beghast, brighten, energize, enliven, enthuse, exalt, excite, ginger up, inspirit, invigorate, jazz, liven, liven up, perk up, quicken, spice, spice up, vitalise
- animate
- invigorate, enliven, encourage, hearten, inspirit, motivate, spur, urge
Antonyms
- to render someone less able to understand
- clarify, distinguish, enlighten, judicate, mediate, organise, organize, reconcile, stabilize, confuse
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
3. Proto-Italic *en
4. Proto-Italic *en-
5. Latin in-
6. Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.?
7. Latin spīrō
8. Latin īnspīrōbor.
9. Old French espirer
10. Old French enspirerbor.
11. Middle English enspiren
12. English inspire
13. 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”). See: Latin '
īnspīrō'.
Verbs referencing "inspire"
Finnish with old forms
inspiroida.
Sample Sentences
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[...] an incalculable amount of good among the destitute and afflicted. But the government of the country, having neither act nor part in them, is not in the receipt of any portion of the gratitude they inspire; and, offering very little shelter or relief beyond that which is to be found in the workhouse and the jail, has come, not unnaturally, to be looked upon by the poor rather as a stern master, quick [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] her approaching, and seemed evidently to be reflecting on their latter end; and certain it was that she was always meditating on trussing, stuffing and roasting, to a degree that was calculated to inspire terror in any reflecting fowl living. Her corn-cake, in all its varieties of hoe-cake, dodgers, muffins, and other species too numerous to mention, was a sublime mystery to all less practised [...]
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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Partly from confidence inspired by Mr. Shelby's representations, and partly from the remarkably inoffensive and quiet character of the man, Tom had insensibly won his way far into the confidence even of such a man as Haley.
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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[...] was, its very flatness and extent, which left nothing to the imagination, tamed it down and cramped its interest. I felt little of that sense of freedom and exhilaration which a Scottish heath inspires, or even our English downs awaken. It was lonely and wild, but oppressive in its barren monotony. I felt that in traversing the Prairies, I could never abandon myself to the scene, forgetful of [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)
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[...] and stood with her hands demurely folded before her. Altogether, there was something odd and goblin-like about her appearance,—something, as Miss Ophelia afterwards said, “ so heathenish, ” as to inspire that good lady with utter dismay; and turning to St. Clare, she said,
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)
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- Well, did it work ? Do you feel inspired ?
(A Sprinkle of Christmas)