inspiring Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb heighten or intensify
   invigorate; enliven; animate; inspire; exalt.
   
   • These paintings exalt the imagination
2. verb supply the inspiration for
   inspire.
   
   • The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work
3. verb serve as the inciting cause of
   prompt; inspire; instigate.
   
   • She prompted me to call my relatives
4. verb spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
   urge; inspire; exhort; barrack; cheer; urge on; root on; pep up.
   
   • The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers
5. verb fill with revolutionary ideas
   revolutionize; inspire; revolutionise.
   
6. verb draw in (air)
   breathe in; inhale; inspire.
   
   • Inhale deeply
   • inhale the fresh mountain air
   • The patient has trouble inspiring
   • The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well
7. adjective stimulating or exalting to the spirit
   

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