"reinspire" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: reinspires [present, singular, third-person], reinspiring [participle, present], reinspired [participle, past], reinspired [past]
Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ) Etymology: re- + inspire Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|inspire}} re- + inspire Head templates: {{en-verb}} reinspire (third-person singular simple present reinspires, present participle reinspiring, simple past and past participle reinspired)
  1. to inspire again. Related terms: reinspiration
    Sense id: en-reinspire-en-verb-ncQEblRp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with re-

Inflected forms

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