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verb
literary: to give someone renewed courage, energy, or vigor
The first clear view of the summit inspirited the exhausted climbers.
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verb
archaic: to fill or animate a person or thing with spirit or life
The poet imagined a divine breath that could inspirit the lifeless clay.
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Inspirited
Etymology
From Middle English inspiriten, formed from in- + spirit. Spirit came through Old French from Latin spiritus, 'breath, spirit,' from spirare, 'breathe.' The word's central image is therefore the infusion of breath, life, courage, or vigor into someone or something.