inspire: meaning and words from its letters
7 letters · 9 letter points · starts with I · ends with E
Meaning of inspire
verb
- transitive
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.
- transitive
To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens or exalts; to communicate inspiration to.
Example: Elders should inspire children with sentiments of virtue.
- ambitransitive
To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale.
To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
Listed forms: inspires, inspiring, inspired.
Source: Wiktionary — inspire.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for inspire.
verb
heighten or intensify
verb
serve as the inciting cause of
verb
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
verb
fill with revolutionary ideas
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is inspire in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of inspire
I(1) + N(1) + S(1) + P(3) + I(1) + R(1) + E(1) = 9 points.
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Anagrams of inspire
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from inspire
76 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in inspire. Showing up to 24, longest first.