inspiring
adjective
[ ɪnˈspʌɪərɪŋ ]
• having the effect of inspiring someone.
• "he was an inspiring teacher"
inspire
verb
• fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.
• "his philosophy inspired a later generation of environmentalists"
Similar:
stimulate,
motivate,
cause,
incline,
persuade,
encourage,
influence,
rouse,
move,
stir,
spur (on),
goad,
energize,
galvanize,
incite,
impel,
animate,
fire the imagination of,
fire with enthusiasm,
inspirit,
incentivize,
fillip,
inspirational,
encouraging,
heartening,
uplifting,
stirring,
rousing,
stimulating,
electrifying,
exhilarating,
exciting,
moving,
affecting,
memorable,
striking,
impressive,
influential,
stimulative,
• breathe in (air); inhale.
• "they can expand their lungs and inspire enough gas to satisfy oxygen requirements"
Origin:
Middle English enspire, from Old French inspirer, from Latin inspirare ‘breathe or blow into’ from in- ‘into’ + spirare ‘breathe’. The word was originally used of a divine or supernatural being, in the sense ‘impart a truth or idea to someone’.
