Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To instill courage or life into.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • To infuse or excite spirit within; enliven; animate; give new life to; encourage; invigorate.
  • Synonyms To inspire, rouse, cheer, stimulate, fire.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • transitive verb To infuse new life or spirit into; to animate; to encourage; to invigorate.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • verb To strengthen or hearten; give impetus or vigour

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb infuse with spirit

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Examples

  • Remember good Sir, that few men ever keep their feelings to themselves, & that it is necessary for example sake that all leaders should feel & think bold in order to inspirit those that look up to them.

    Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

  • Remember good Sir, that few men ever keep their feelings to themselves, & that it is necessary for example sake that all leaders should feel & think bold in order to inspirit those that look up to them.

    Robert Morris Charles Rappleye 2010

  • I really went through a lot of deliberation on naming the company something I felt was what the company did or what I did to the company, and “inspirit,” the verb, means to infuse, to encourage, to invigorate.

    Buzzine » Christal Brown Interview 2009

  • Kudos to SAG President Alan Rosenberg and its new Executive Director Doug Allen for their attempts to inspirit the spread out sometimes fractured Membership with a bold plan to stand up to the studios ...

    Michael Russnow: TV Shows and Films May or May Not Be in Jeopardy: Nonetheless, Studios Won't Have it So Easy Screwing the Talent 2008

  • Kudos to SAG President Alan Rosenberg and its new Executive Director Doug Allen for their attempts to inspirit the spread out sometimes fractured Membership with a bold plan to stand up to the studios and networks.

    Michael Russnow: TV Shows and Films May or May Not Be in Jeopardy: Nonetheless, Studios Won't Have it So Easy Screwing the Talent 2008

  • Kudos to SAG President Alan Rosenberg and its new Executive Director Doug Allen for their attempts to inspirit the spread out sometimes fractured Membership with a bold plan to stand up to the studios ...

    Michael Russnow: TV Shows and Films May or May Not Be in Jeopardy: Nonetheless, Studios Won't Have it So Easy Screwing the Talent 2008

  • I predict she will be the most powerfully activist First Lady since Eleanor Roosevelt with her chosen causes, but with the inspirit-ability of another stylish mother of young children: Jackie Kennedy.

    Bonnie Fuller: Why Michelle's Red Dress Just Shook The World 2008

  • Phormio too, fearing that his sailors might be frightened, and observing that they were gathering in knots and were evidently apprehensive of the enemy's numbers, resolved to call them together and inspirit them by a suitable admonition.

    The History of the Peloponnesian War Thucydides 2007

  • But if I should come home to you ruined and undone, and may not be able to look you in the face; yet pity and inspirit the poor Pamela, to make her little remnant of life easy; for long I shall not survive my disgrace: and you may be assured it shall not be my fault, if it be my misfortune.

    Pamela 2006

  • And, here, is the admiration, that one sees all these duties performed in such an easy and pleasant manner, as any body may perform them; for they interfere not with any parts of the family management; but rather aid and inspirit every one in the discharge of all their domestic services; and, moreover, keep their minds in

    Pamela 2006

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  • "... for Jesus said: Blessed are the poor inspirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. ..." -- Matthew 5:3-10

    It doesn't look like a verb here but even OED only lists "inspirit, v."

    January 2, 2009