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inspire
verb as in encourage, stimulate
Strongest matches
affect, animate, arouse, cause, embolden, excite, galvanize, get, hearten, impress, influence, instill, motivate, produce, provoke, spark, spur, stir, sway, touch, trigger
Strong matches
carry, commove, elate, endue, enkindle, enliven, exalt, exhilarate, imbue, infect, inflame, inform, infuse, inspirit, invigorate, occasion, quicken, reassure, strike, urge
Weak matches
be responsible for, fire up, give impetus, give one an idea, give rise to, set up, start off, work up
Example Sentences
Such chaos is bad for democracy, but it does inspire wickedly funny memes, hashtags, sketches and political satire.
Trustees of the Sir Percival David Foundation said he had wanted his private collection to be used to inform and inspire people.
The foundation said Sir Percival wanted his private collection to be on public display to inspire and educate future generations.
Watching footage of Earth orbits from the ISS helped inspire the book, Harvey told NPR, including the 16 sunsets and sunrises the astronauts in her book experience over the day she writes about.
"There are going to be so many people watching. I have a chance to inspire people to showcase women’s boxing at its very best," she says.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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