Definition

1. Verb:
   • To infuse with spirit, energy, or courage; to animate, encourage, or hearten. The core meaning is to fill someone or something with a new sense of life, vigor, or enthusiasm.

Usage

• Transitive Verb: "Inspirit" is used with a direct object. It describes the action of giving spirit or encouragement someone or something.
  • The coach's speech was meant to inspirit the team before the final match.
  • Good news can inspirit a person who is feeling down.

Examples

• The leader's vision inspirited the entire organization to pursue the ambitious goal.
• The beautiful melody inspirited the old dance hall with a sense of joy.
• We need a strategy that will inspirit public confidence in the project.

Advanced Usage

• "to inspirit someone to do something": To encourage or animate someone to take a specific action.
  • Her success story inspirited many others to start their own businesses.
• Often used in more formal, literary, or historical contexts rather than everyday conversation.

Variants and Related Words

• Inspiriting (adjective): Having the effect of cheering or encouraging.
  • We received inspiriting news from the front.
• Dispirit (verb): To cause someone to lose enthusiasm or hope; the opposite of "inspirit."
  • The constant setbacks began to dispirit the researchers.

Synonyms

• Animate: To give life or energy to.
• Encourage: To give support, confidence, or hope to.
• Hearten: To make more cheerful or confident.
• Embolden: To give someone the courage or confidence to do something.
• Invigorate: To give strength or energy to.

Antonyms

• Discourage: To cause someone to lose confidence or enthusiasm.
• Dispirit: To make someone lose enthusiasm or hope.
• Dishearten: To cause someone to lose determination or confidence.

Related Phrases and Idioms

• To lift someone's spirits: A common modern phrase with a very similar meaning to "inspirit."
  • Your kind words really lifted my spirits.
• To give someone a boost: To encourage or help someone.
  • The small victory gave the team a boost.

Verb

1. infuse with spirit
   • The company spirited him up