"awe-inspire" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: awe-inspires [present, singular, third-person], awe-inspiring [participle, present], awe-inspired [participle, past], awe-inspired [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from awe-inspiring. Head templates: {{en-verb}} awe-inspire (third-person singular simple present awe-inspires, present participle awe-inspiring, simple past and past participle awe-inspired)
  1. (transitive) To cause awe in; to make awed. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-awe-inspire-en-verb-DCjlNfFw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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