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inspire

Main Entry: inspire

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): inspired, inspiring

Language: English

transitive verb

1 inhale : inhalar, aspirar
2 stimulate : estimular, animar, inspirar
3 instill : inspirar, infundir

intransitive verb

: inspirar

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