verb

1. 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.

2. To infuse into; to affect, as with a superior or supernatural influence; to fill with what animates, enlivens or exalts; to communicate inspiration to.

   “Elders should inspire children with sentiments of virtue.”

3. To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale.

Synonyms: beghast

adjective

1. Having excellence through inspiration.

   “The actor's inspired performance of Hamlet's soliloquy left the audience dumbfounded.”

2. Filled with inspiration or motivated.

   “He was inspired to learn to fly.”