Part 5916

<hw>In*spire"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Inspired</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Inspiring</er>.]</wordforms>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>To draw in breath; to inhale air into the lungs; -- opposed to <i>expire</i>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To breathe; to blow gently.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<blockquote>And when the wind amongst them did <b>inspire</b>, They wav\'8ad like a penon wide dispread. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Inspired</h1> <Xpage=771>

<hw>In*spired"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Breathed in; inhaled.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Moved or animated by, or as by, a supernatural influence; affected by divine inspiration; <as>as, the <ex>inspired</ex> prophets; the <ex>inspired</ex> writers.</as></def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Communicated or given as by supernatural or divine inspiration; having divine authority; hence, sacred, holy; -- opposed to <i>uninspired</i>, <i>profane</i>, or <i>secular</i>; <as>as, the <ex>inspired</ex> writings, that is, the Scriptures</as>.</def>

<h1>Inspirer</h1> <Xpage=771>

<hw>In*spir"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who, or that which, inspirer.</def> "<i>Inspirer</i> of that holy flame."

<i>Cowper.</i>

<h1>Inspiring</h1> <Xpage=771>

<hw>In*spir"ing</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Animating; cheering; moving; exhilarating; <as>as, an <ex>inspiring</ex> or scene</as>.</def>

<h1>Inspirit</h1> <Xpage=771>

<hw>In*spir"it</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Inspirited</er>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Inspiriting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To infuse new life or spirit into; to animate; to encourage; to invigorate.</def>

<blockquote>The courage of Agamemnon is <b>inspirited</b> by the love of empire and ambition. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<syn>Syn. -- To enliven; invigorate; exhilarate; animate; cheer; encourage; inspire.</syn>

<h1>Inspissate</h1> <Xpage=771>

<hw>In*spis"sate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Inspissated</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Inspissating</er> <tt>(?)</tt>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>inspissatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>inspissare</ets> to thicken; pref. <ets>in-</ets> + <ets>spissare</ets> to thicken, fr. <ets>spissus</ets> thick.]</ety> <def>To thicken or bring to greater consistence, as fluids by evaporation.</def>

<h1>Inspissate</h1> <Xpage=771>

<hw>In*spis"sate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>inspissatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Thick or thickened; inspissated.</def>

<i>Greenhill.</i>

<h1>Inspissation</h1> <Xpage=771>

<hw>In`spis*sa"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act or the process of inspissating, or thickening a fluid substance, as by evaporation; also, the state of being so thickened.</def>

<h1>Instability</h1> <Xpage=771>

<hw>In`sta*bil"i*ty</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Instabilities</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>instabilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>instabilit\'82</ets>.]</ety>

<p><b>1.</b> <def>The quality or condition of being unstable; want of stability, firmness, or steadiness; liability to give way or to fail; insecurity; precariousness; <as>as, the <ex>instability</ex> of a building</as>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Lack of determination of fixedness; inconstancy; fickleness; mutability; changeableness; <as>as, <ex>instability</ex> of character, temper, custom, etc.</as></def>