To fill someone or something with courage, energy, or lively spirit.
Reach for it when choosing a rare literary verb for encouragement that restores animation
The first successful crossing helped inspirit the exhausted survey team.
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everyday
Fits when support increases confidence to continue
Careful Encouragement can work quietly without restoring lively energy.
warm
Fits when hope returns because of reassuring evidence
Careful Heartening is an adjective and requires the sentence to be recast.
warm
Fits when admiration or meaning awakens purposeful action
Careful Inspire can begin a new ambition instead of restoring depleted spirit.
professional
Fits when fresh strength and energy are the main effect
Careful Invigorate can be physical and need not lift morale.
literary
Fits when visible life or energy enters a person or scene
Careful Animate can mean physically move an image and says little about courage.
inspirit the team
A clear route through the final obstacle may inspirit the team.
inspirit renewed effort
The recovered sketches helped inspirit renewed effort on the mural.
seek to inspirit
The song seeks to inspirit listeners without denying their grief.
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