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inspire

[in 'spai ..(r)] = /ɪnˈspaɪəʳ/
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  1. If somebody inspires you to do something, you start doing it because you see that they are doing it.
    My brother inspired me to join the club and now we are both enthusiastic members.
    Dexter’s parents inspired him to learn mathematics by giving him mathematical books instead of toys.
    Everybody wants to know what inspired the philosopher to write such a thick book on philosophy.