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inspire: supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"; heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"

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reassure collapse: give or restore confidence in; cause to feel sure or certain; "I reassured him that we were safe"; cause to feel sure; give reassurance to; "The airline tried to reassure the customers that the planes were safe"

inspirit collapse

assure collapse: assure somebody of the truth of something with the intention of giving the listener confidence; "I assured him that traveling to Cambodia was safe"; inform positively and with certainty and confidence; "I tell you that man is a crook!"

elate collapse: fill with high spirits; fill with optimism; "Music can uplift your spirits"

aspirate collapse: a consonant pronounced with aspiration; suck in (air); pronounce with aspiration; of stop sounds; remove as if by suction; "aspirate the wound"

embolden collapse

gladden collapse: become glad or happy; make glad or happy

liven collapse

bring on collapse: cause to appear; "bring on the birthday cake"

respire collapse: undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide; breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety

buck up collapse

inoculate collapse: impregnate with the virus or germ of a disease in order to render immune; insert a bud for propagation; introduce a microorganism into; introduce an idea or attitude into the mind of; "My teachers inoculated me with their beliefs"

muster up collapse

slurp collapse: eat noisily; "He slurped his soup"

inject collapse: give an injection to; "We injected the glucose into the patient's vein"; to introduce (a new aspect or element); "He injected new life into the performance"; feed intravenously; take by injection; "inject heroin"; force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing; "inject hydrogen into the balloon"

elicit collapse: derive by reason; "elicit a solution"

inhale collapse: draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"; draw deep into the lungs in by breathing; "Clinton smoked marijuana but never inhaled"

brighten collapse: become brighter; "The sky brightened"; make lighter or brighter; "The paint will brighten the room"; become brighter; "The sky brightened around noon"; "Her face brightened when she heard the good news"

convince collapse

win over collapse

instigate collapse

give a lift collapse

vitalize collapse: make more lively or vigorous; "The treatment at the spa vitalized the old man"; give life to; "The eggs are vitalized"

cough collapse: the act of exhaling air suddenly with a noise; sudden expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis; exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day"

pat on the back collapse

suckle collapse: suck milk from the mother's breasts; "the infant was suckling happily"

brace up collapse

impel collapse: urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate

hiccup collapse: (usually plural) the state of having reflex spasms of the diaphragm accompanied by a rapid closure of the glottis producing an audible sound; sometimes a symptom of indigestion; "how do you cure the hiccups?"; breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water"

rejoice collapse: feel happiness or joy

hearten collapse

motivate collapse: give an incentive for action; "This moved me to sacrifice my career"

suck in collapse: draw in as if by suction; "suck in your cheeks and stomach"

exhale collapse: expel air; "Exhale when you lift the weight"; give out (breath or an odor); "The chimney exhales a thick smoke"

persuade collapse: cause somebody to adopt a certain position, belief, or course of action; twist somebody's arm; "You can't persuade me to buy this ugly vase!"

energize collapse

invigorate collapse: impart vigor, strength, or vitality to; "Exercise is invigorating"

bolster collapse: a pillow that is often put across a bed underneath the regular pillows; support and strengthen; "bolster morale"; prop up with a pillow or bolster

promise collapse: grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"; a verbal commitment by one person to another agreeing to do (or not to do) something in the future; make a promise or commitment; promise to undertake or give; "I promise you my best effort"; give grounds for expectations; "The new results were promising"; "The results promised fame and glory"

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