impassion

The speaker's words impassion the crowd.

Definition

Verb (transitive): - To arouse strong feelings or passion in someone: "impassion" means to fill someone with intense emotion, excitement, or enthusiasm. It is often used to describe how a speech, event, or experience deeply moves or inspires a person.

Usage Examples

• (The speaker’s words fill the crowd with strong emotion and motivation.)
• (Her commitment arouses intense enthusiasm in others.)
• (The sunset stirs deep feelings of awe and creativity in the artist.)

Advanced Usage

• "Impassioned" (adjective): The past participle form is commonly used to describe a person or statement that is full of strong emotion.
  • He gave an impassioned plea for justice. (He delivered a speech filled with intense feeling.)
• "Impassioning" (participial adjective): Causing strong emotion.
  • The impassioning nature of the documentary moved audiences to tears. (The documentary’s emotionally stirring quality deeply affected viewers.)

Variants and Related Words

• Impassioned (adj): filled with strong emotion; fervent.
  • The impassioned speech inspired the entire team. (The speech was full of passionate feeling.)
• Impassionedly (adv): in a way that shows strong emotion.
  • She argued impassionedly for the new policy. (She argued with great fervor.)
• Impassionment (n): the state of being filled with passion.
  • The impassionment of the protesters was palpable. (The intense emotion of the protesters was noticeable.)

Synonyms

• Inflame: to provoke strong feelings, often anger or excitement.
• Inspire: to fill someone with a desire to do something positive or creative.
• Arouse: to awaken or stimulate a feeling.
• Enthuse: to make someone enthusiastic.

Related Idioms

• "Strike a chord": to evoke an emotional response, especially one of sympathy or recognition.
  • His story impassion the audience and struck a chord with many. (His story moved the audience emotionally and resonated with them.)
• "Set one’s heart on fire": to fill someone with intense passion or desire.
  • The leader’s vision impassion the followers, setting their hearts on fire for change. (The leader’s vision filled the followers with burning enthusiasm.)

Phrasal Verbs

• "Impassion with": to fill someone with a particular strong emotion.
  • The teacher impassion her students with a love for literature. (The teacher filled her students with a passionate interest in literature.)