"inspirit" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: inspirits [present, singular, third-person], inspiriting [participle, present], inspirited [participle, past], inspirited [past]
Etymology: From Middle English inspiriten, equivalent to in- + spirit. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|inspiriten}} Middle English inspiriten, {{prefix|en|in|spirit}} in- + spirit Head templates: {{en-verb}} inspirit (third-person singular simple present inspirits, present participle inspiriting, simple past and past participle inspirited)
  1. To strengthen or hearten; give impetus or vigour. Translations (to hearten): ободрявам (obodrjavam) (Bulgarian), въодушевявам (vǎoduševjavam) (Bulgarian), whakatītina (Maori)
    Sense id: en-inspirit-en-verb-HFhtl3tD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'to hearten': 97 3
  2. To fill or imbue with spirit. Synonyms (to imbue with spirit): ensoul
    Sense id: en-inspirit-en-verb-qS-7QbyN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with in- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with in-: 48 52 Disambiguation of 'to imbue with spirit': 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: invigorate

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