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(1):

(v. t.) To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.

(2):

(v. i.) To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; - opposed to expire.

(3):

(v. i.) To breathe; to blow gently.

(4):

(v. t.) To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens, or exalts; to communicate inspiration to; as, to inspire a child with sentiments of virtue.

(5):

(v. t.) To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; - opposed to expire.

(6):

(v. t.) To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.

(7):

(v. t.) 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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Inspire'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​i/inspire.html. 1828.
 
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