inspirer

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English

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Etymology

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From inspire +‎ -er.

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Noun

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inspirer (plural inspirers)

  1. Someone who inspires.
    • 1879, F. D. Morice, Pindar, chapter 8, page 123:
      Iamus, the legendary ancestor of this priestly house, was a son of Apollo, the god of divination, and inspirer of the great oracle at Delphi.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin īnspīrāre.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛ̃s.pi.ʁe/
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Verb

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inspirer

  1. to breathe in
    Coordinate term: expirer
  2. to inspire
    inspirer confiance à quelqu’unto inspire confidence in someone, to inspire trust in someone
    Ça ne m’inspire guère confiance.That doesn't inspire much confidence in me.

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Latin

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Verb

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īnspīrer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of īnspīrō

Norwegian Bokmål

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Verb

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inspirer

  1. imperative of inspirere