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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Inspire \In*spire"\, verb (used without an object) [imp. & p. p. {Inspired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Inspiring}.]
1. To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to {expire}.
2. To breathe; to blow gently. [Obs.]
And when the wind amongst them did inspire, They wav['e]d like a penon wide dispread. --Spenser.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Inspiring \In*spir"ing\, adjective Animating; cheering; moving; exhilarating; as, an inspiring or scene.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
inspiring
adjective: stimulating or exalting to the spirit [ant: {uninspiring}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
45 Moby Thesaurus words for "inspiring": animating, auspicious, bright with promise, cheerful, cheering, cheery, dignified, elevated, encouraging, enlivening, exhilarating, exhilarative, favorable, full of promise, glad, gladdening, grand, grave, heart-warming, heartening, infusive, inspirational, inspiriting, intoxicating, invigorating, joyful, lofty, looking up, majestic, moving, noble, of promise, pregnant of good, promising, propitious, reassuring, rousing, serious, solemn, stately, stimulating, stirring, sublime, supportive, weighty
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