Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to inspirit
Participle: inspirited
Gerund: inspiriting
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | inspirit |
| you | inspirit |
| he;she;it | inspirits |
| we | inspirit |
| you | inspirit |
| they | inspirit |
Perfect
| I | have inspirited |
| you | have inspirited |
| he;she;it | has inspirited |
| we | have inspirited |
| you | have inspirited |
| they | have inspirited |
Past
| I | inspirited |
| you | inspirited |
| he;she;it | inspirited |
| we | inspirited |
| you | inspirited |
| they | inspirited |
Pluperfect
| I | had inspirited |
| you | had inspirited |
| he;she;it | had inspirited |
| we | had inspirited |
| you | had inspirited |
| they | had inspirited |
Future
| I | will inspirit |
| you | will inspirit |
| he;she;it | will inspirit |
| we | will inspirit |
| you | will inspirit |
| they | will inspirit |
Future Perfect
| I | will have inspirited |
| you | will have inspirited |
| he;she;it | will have inspirited |
| we | will have inspirited |
| you | will have inspirited |
| they | will have inspirited |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | inspirit |
| you | inspirit |
| he;she;it | inspirit |
| we | inspirit |
| you | inspirit |
| they | inspirit |
Perfect
| I | have inspirited |
| you | have inspirited |
| he;she;it | have inspirited |
| we | have inspirited |
| you | have inspirited |
| they | have inspirited |
Imperfect
| I | inspirited |
| you | inspirited |
| he;she;it | inspirited |
| we | inspirited |
| you | inspirited |
| they | inspirited |
Pluperfect
| I | had inspirited |
| you | had inspirited |
| he;she;it | had inspirited |
| we | had inspirited |
| you | had inspirited |
| they | had inspirited |
Conditional
Present
| I | would inspirit |
| you | would inspirit |
| he;she;it | would inspirit |
| we | would inspirit |
| you | would inspirit |
| they | would inspirit |
Perfect
| I | would have inspirited |
| you | would have inspirited |
| he;she;it | would have inspirited |
| we | would have inspirited |
| you | would have inspirited |
| they | would have inspirited |
Imperative
| you | inspirit |
| we | Let's inspirit |
| you | inspirit |
Verbs conjugated like 'inspirit'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'inspirit'
unspirit,
despirit,
dispirit,
disspirit,
inspiral,
inspire,
reinspirit,
spirit,
bespirt,
ingirt,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to suddenly excite someone, or to give someone great pleasure
- animate, awaken, call up, electrify, encourage, enflame, enkindle, enliven, enthrill, exagitate, excite, exhilarate, exsuscitate, fillip, fire, fire the blood, foment, galvanise, gin up, inflame, intoxicate, invigorate, kindle, liven, liven up, pique, provoke, quicken, rouse, sharpen, stimulate, stir, stir the blood, stir up, stoke, suscitate, thrill, vitalize, wake, warm the blood, whet, work up
- to cause to become more lively and energetic
- animate, beghast, brighten, energize, enliven, enthuse, exalt, excite, ginger up, inspire, invigorate, jazz, liven, liven up, perk up, quicken, spice, spice up, vitalise
- encourage
- animate, cheer, quicken, stir, excite, arouse, stimulate, gladden
Antonyms
- encourage
- discourage, dishearten, dissuade, deter
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English inspiriten, equivalent to in- + spirit.
Sample Sentences
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Nor was the scenery, as we approached the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, at all inspiriting in its influence. The trees were stunted in their growth; the banks were low and flat; the settlements and log cabins fewer in number: their inhabitants more wan and wretched than any we had [...]
(American Notes for General Circulation)