In-spire', v

t. & i. [Lat. inspiro to blow into or upon, to breathe into, to inspire: in- =in, and spiro to breathe or blow; Fr. inspirer; Prov., Sp., & Port. inspirar; Ital. inspirare.] A. Transitive : I. Ordinary Language : 1. Lit. ( of air ): To breathe or blow air into a musical instrument with the view of producing music. 2. Figuratively : (1) Divinely to breathe into the body with creative effect. IMG:content-1726.png:[blocks in formation] In-spir-er, s. [Eng. inspir (e); -er.] 1. Lit.: One who inspires; spec if., the Holy "Inspirer of that holy flame." Cowper : Guion; Joy of the Cro . 2. Fig .: Any source of inspiration. "Flow, Welsted, flow, like thine inspirer , Beer!" Pope : Dunciad , iii. 169. In-spïr-ing, pr . par ., a. & 8. [INSPIRE.] A. As pr . par .: (See the verb.) IMG:content-1727.png:[blocks in formation] 3. Infusing spirit, life, or animation; animating, inspiriting. C. As subst.: The same as INSPIRATION (q. v.). In-spir-It, v. t. [Pref. in- (1), and English spirit (q. v.).] To infuse spirit, life, or animation into; to animate, to rouse, to invigorate, to exhilarate. "O Dodington! attend my rural song, Stoop to my theme, inspirit ev'ry line." Thomson: Summer , 30.