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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
Sometimes, the comparisons inspire close looking, as in the placement of a modern female nude drawing by Amedeo Modigliani next to ancient marble figurative sculptures from Greece and Rome.
The English public has been spoiled by women's sport in recent summers, with football's Lionesses and rugby's Red Roses igniting a feelgood spirit which may inspire a generation.
He’s mainly known for upcycling the flayed skin from his neighbor’s corpses into household furnishings, allegedly inspired by Nazi war criminal Ilse Koch.
And St. Helena’s Louis M. Martini commissions contemporary works inspired by winemaking in its tasting room.
"I knew it was going to be something that would inspire me."
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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