inspirar — meaning in English

English meaning

• inhale verb To breathe air or another substance into the lungs.
• inspire verb To fill someone with the motivation or creative energy to do something.
• kindle verb To light or start a fire.

Senses

inspirar is used for these senses in English:

• breathe in (ambitransitive) To inhale.
• inhale (intransitive) To draw air into the lungs, through the nose or mouth by action of the diaphragm.
• inspire (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.

inhale — full definition

1. verb To breathe air or another substance into the lungs.
2. verb (informal) To eat something very quickly.

inspire — full definition

1. verb To fill someone with the motivation or creative energy to do something.
2. verb (formal, physiology) To breathe in.

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