inspire Copy link Outline I. To inbreathe supernatural knowledge1. afflo, 1 (in this sense, occurring only in pass.)2. instinguo, nxi, nctum, 3 (to impel internally)3. incĭto, 1 (rare in this sense) the power of the earth i.d the Pythoness, terrae vis Pythiam incitabat, Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79 cf. id. Ac. 2, 5, 14, exclamant quasi mente incitati (as though beside themselves).4. inspīro, 1 (late)II. To impart1. injĭcio, jēci, jectum, 3 (to put into a person with acc. and dat.)2. addo, dĭdi, dĭtum, 3 (same constr. esp. with ref. to such feelings as courage, daring, etc.)3. affĕro, 3, irr. (like preced.)4. incŭtio, ssi, ssum, 3 (with ref. to any sudden emotion5. impleo, compleo, 2 • inspire: I. To inbreathe supernatural knowledge: 1. afflo, 1 (in this sense, occurring only in pass.): to be, as it were, divinely i.d, [excitari et] quasi divino quodam spiritu afflari, Cic. Arch. 8, 18: Virg. 2. instinguo, nxi, nctum, 3 (to impel internally): only in p. part. pass.: divinely i.d, divino spiritu instinctus. Liv. 5, 13; sacro instincta [mens] furore, Lucan. 5, 150. Fig.: i.d by these words, instincti [milites] his vocibus, Liv. 9, 40. 3. incĭto, 1 (rare in this sense) the power of the earth i.d the Pythoness, terrae vis Pythiam incitabat, Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79 cf. id. Ac. 2, 5, 14, exclamant quasi mente incitati (as though beside themselves). 4. inspīro, 1 (late): i.d persons, qui inspirari solent, Just. 43, 1 Vulg.: Eccl. Scrr. II. To impart: 1. injĭcio, jēci, jectum, 3 (to put into a person with acc. and dat.): to i. any one with fear, alicui formidinem inj., Cic. Verr. 3, 28, 68; with the intention to dare, alicui mentem inj. ut audeat, Cic. Mil. 31, 84: Liv.: Nep. 2. addo, dĭdi, dĭtum, 3 (same constr. esp. with ref. to such feelings as courage, daring, etc.): to i. any one with courage, animos alicui a., Cic. Att. 7, 2, 4; with valour, virtutem a., Sall. Cat. 58, init., with fear, formidinem a., Sall. Jug. 37 (a less usu. expr.). 3. affĕro, 3, irr. (like preced.): Cic. Verr. 5, 25, 63, etc. Quint. Plin. 4. incŭtio, ssi, ssum, 3 (with ref. to any sudden emotion: same constr. as preced., but less freq.): to i. any one with great fear, alicui magnum metum inc., Coel. in Cic. Fam. 8, 4, 1: fear is i.d by danger, timor incutitur ex periculis, Cic. de Or. 251, extr. 5. impleo, compleo, 2: v. to fill (III.).
INSTILL, INSPIRE Copy link • INSTILL, INSPIRETo steep in liquor (for medicinal purposes), diluere (e.g., absinthia).
INSPIRE Copy link • INSPIREPROPR., alicujus mentem divino afflatu or alicujus animum divino instinctu concitare: to be inspired, spiritu divino tangi; divino quodam spiritu inflari; divino instinctu concitari. FIG., To render highly excited, excitare: incendere: inflammare (general terms, to raise one’s mind, to inflame): laetitia or gaudio perfundere: totum ad se convertere et rapere (to gratify to the utmost, to charm, enrapture). To be inspired, mentis viribus excitari; ardore aliquo inflammari atque incitari: to be inspired with joy, totum in laetitiam effusum esse; beatum esse omnibus laetitiis (to be quite entranced with joy; Coecilius, ap. Cic., Fin., 2, 4, 13): to speak like an inspired person, orationem ad sensus motusque animorum inflammandos admovere: wine inspires a man, vinum ingenium facit (Ov., Met., 7, 433). Inspire with anything, injicere alicui aliquid (to instill, infuse into anybody; as desire of battle, hope): implere aliquem aliqua re (to fill; e.g., spe animoque): tenere aliquem (to restrain, fetter one): to be inspired with zeal for anything, alicujus rei studio teneri: to inspire anybody with eagerness for battle, aliquem alacriorem ad pugnandum efficere (of a circumstance, etc.; Vid: Caes., B.G., 3, 24): to be inspired with a desire of fighting, magna alacritas studiumque pugnandi magnum alicui injectum est; to be inspired with fresh courage, accedit mihi animus; alacriorem fieri (☞ not animari, although in Tac., Germ., 29, 3, it is = ferociores reddi).