Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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inspire | No | No | Yes | No |
aspirate | Yes | No | Yes | No |
inspire (noun) | aspirate (noun) |
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a consonant pronounced with aspiration | |
a speech sound having as an obvious concomitant an audible puff of breath, as initial stop consonants or initial h -sounds. |
inspire (verb) | aspirate (verb) |
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draw in (air) | inhale (air, water, etc.) |
fill with revolutionary ideas | pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds |
serve as the inciting cause of | remove by suction |
spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts | |
supply the inspiration for | |
heighten or intensify |