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INSPIRIT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does inspirit mean?
• INSPIRIT (verb)
The verb INSPIRIT has 1 sense:
1. infuse with spirit
Familiarity information: INSPIRIT used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Infuse with spirit
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
Context example:
The company spirited him up
Hypernyms (to "inspirit" is one way to...):
animate; enliven; invigorate; liven; liven up (make lively)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Context examples
It was a fine arrangement for Henry Crawford, who was close to Fanny, and with his hands full of business, having two persons' cards to manage as well as his own; for though it was impossible for Fanny not to feel herself mistress of the rules of the game in three minutes, he had yet to inspirit her play, sharpen her avarice, and harden her heart, which, especially in any competition with William, was a work of some difficulty; and as for Lady Bertram, he must continue in charge of all her fame and fortune through the whole evening; and if quick enough to keep her from looking at her cards when the deal began, must direct her in whatever was to be done with them to the end of it.
(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)
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