inspire in WordNet English dictionary

1. heighten or intensify
   "These paintings exalt the imagination"
   inspire  animate  invigorate  enliven  exalt 
   
2. spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts
   "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
   cheer  root on  inspire  urge  barrack  urge on  exhort  pep up 
   
3. draw in (air)
   "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"
   inhale  inspire  breathe in 
   
4. fill with revolutionary ideas
   revolutionize  revolutionise  inspire 
   
5. serve as the inciting cause of
   "She prompted me to call my relatives"
   prompt  inspire  instigate 
   
6. supply the inspiration for
   "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"
   inspire