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inspire
verb as in encourage, stimulate
Strongest matches
affect, animate, arouse, cause, embolden, excite, galvanize, get, hearten, impress, influence, instill, motivate, produce, provoke, spark, spur, stir, sway, touch, trigger
Strong matches
carry, commove, elate, endue, enkindle, enliven, exalt, exhilarate, imbue, infect, inflame, inform, infuse, inspirit, invigorate, occasion, quicken, reassure, strike, urge
Weak matches
be responsible for, fire up, give impetus, give one an idea, give rise to, set up, start off, work up
Example Sentences
Perhaps Johnson’s own decade-long struggle to make “The Actor,” only his second film, inspired him to dwell on the value Paul puts on being an artist.
It wanted to commemorate the Larbert man's global success and inspire young performers who appear in shows at the theatre.
What had inspired him to follow in Muir’s path was the sudden realization that California’s natural beauty could be so easily destroyed.
In interview after interview, Hutchins is described, by friend and temporary colleague alike, as an inspired and committed filmmaker and an empathetic boss and co-worker.
Responses to his rendition of Roan's number one single, inspired by a gay bar in West Hollywood, describe it as "healing", "calming", "beautiful" and like a "human Winnie the Pooh".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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