- (v.t.) To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; -- opposed to expire.
- (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.
- (v.t.) To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
- (v.t.) To infuse by breathing or as if by breathing.
- (v.i.) To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to expire.
- (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.
- (v.i.) To breathe; to blow gently.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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