Definitions
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- transitive verb To give fresh spirit to.
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- verb transitive To give fresh
spirit to.
Etymologies
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Examples
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Mr. Obama's newly confrontational attitude toward the GOP may be sufficient to reinspirit the left and forestall any primary protest.
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She could reinspire and reinspirit; she chooses merely to excite.
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She could reinspire and reinspirit; she chooses merely to excite.
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She could reinspire and reinspirit; she chooses merely to excite.
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This struggle of the passions, however, this conflict betwixt modesty and lovesick longings, made me burst again into tears; which he took, as he had done before, only for the remains of concern and emotion at the suddenness of my change of condition, in committing myself to his care; and, in consequence of that idea, did and said all that he thought would most comfort and reinspirit me.
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When old Denis got the young sogarth fairly in motion, he gently drew himself out of the dispute, but continued a running comment upon the son's erudition, pointed out his good things, and occasionally resumed the posture of the controversialist to reinspirit the boy if he appeared to flag.
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This struggle of the passions, however, this conflict betwixt modesty and lovesick longings, made me burst again into tears; which he took, as he had done before, only for the remains of concern and emotion at the suddenness of my change of condition, in committing myself to his care; and, in consequence of that idea, did and said all that he thought would most comfort and reinspirit me.
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She could reinspire and reinspirit; she chooses merely to excite.
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She could reinspire and reinspirit; she chooses merely to excite.
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She could reinspire and reinspirit; she chooses merely to excite.
jocoder@gmail.com commented on the word reinspirit
This word disheartens me and I feel the need to invigorate my spirit.
January 9, 2015