Insinuative - Inspire

Insinuative (?), a. [Cf. F. insinuatif.]
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1. Stealing on or into the confidence or affections; having power to gain favor. “Crafty, insinuative, plausible men.” Bp. Reynolds.
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2. Using insinuations; giving hints; insinuating; as, insinuative remark.
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Insinuator (?), n. [L., an introducer.] One who, or that which, insinuates. De Foe.
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Insinuatory (?), a. Insinuative.
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Insipid (?), a. [L. insipidus; pref. in- not + sapidus savory, fr. sapere to taste: cf. F. insipide. See .]
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1. Wanting in the qualities which affect the organs of taste; without taste or savor; vapid; tasteless; as, insipid drink or food. Boyle.
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2. Wanting in spirit, life, or animation; uninteresting; weak; vapid; flat; dull; heavy; as, an insipid woman; an insipid composition.
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Flat, insipid, and ridiculous stuff to him. South.
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But his wit is faint, and his salt, if I may dare to say so, almost insipid. Dryden.

Syn. -- Tasteless; vapid; dull; spiritless; unanimated; lifeless; flat; stale; pointless; uninteresting.

{ Insipidity (?), Insipidness (?), } n. [Cf. F. insipidité.] The quality or state of being insipid; vapidity. “Dryden's lines shine strongly through the insipidity of Tate's.” Pope.
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Insipidly, adv. In an insipid manner; without taste, life, or spirit; flatly. Locke. Sharp.
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Insipience (?), n. [L. insipientia: cf. OF. insipience.] Lack of intelligence; stupidity; folly. [R.] Blount.
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Insipient (?), a. [L. insipiens; pref. in- not + sapiens wise.] Wanting wisdom; stupid; foolish. [R.] Clarendon. -- n. An insipient person. [R.] Fryth.
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Insist (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Insisted; p. pr. & vb. n. Insisting.] [F. insister, L. insistere to set foot upon, follow, persist; pref. in- in + sistere to stand, cause to stand. See .]
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1. To stand or rest; to find support; -- with in, on, or upon. [R.] Ray.
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2. To take a stand and refuse to give way; to hold to something firmly or determinedly; to be persistent, urgent, or pressing; to persist in demanding; -- followed by on, upon, or that; as, he insisted on these conditions; he insisted on going at once; he insists that he must have money.
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Insisting on the old prerogative. Shak.
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Without further insisting on the different tempers of Juvenal and Horace. Dryden.

Syn. -- , . -- Insist implies some alleged right, as authority or claim. Persist may be from obstinacy alone, and either with or against rights. We insist as against others; we persist in what exclusively relates to ourselves; as, he persisted in that course; he insisted on his friend's adopting it. C. J. Smith.
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Insistence (?), n. The quality of insisting, or being urgent or pressing; the act of dwelling upon as of special importance; persistence; urgency.
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insistency n. the state of urgently demanding notice or attention; insistence.
Syn. -- imperativeness, insistence, press, pressure.
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2. the quality of not being ignorable.
Syn. -- imperativeness, insistence.
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Insistent (?), a. [L. insistens, -entis, p. pr. of insistere.]
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1. Standing or resting on something; as, an insistent wall. Sir H. Wotton.
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2. Insisting; persistent; persevering.
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3. (Zoöl.) See .
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Insistently, adv. In an insistent manner.
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Insisture (?; 135), n. A dwelling or standing on something; fixedness; persistence. [Obs.] Shak.
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Insitiency (?), n. [Pref. in- not + L. sitiens, p. pr. of sitire to be thirsty, fr. sitis thirst.] Freedom from thirst. [Obs.]
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The insitiency of a camel for traveling in deserts. Grew.
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Insition (?; 277), n. [L. insitio, fr. inserere, insitum, to sow or plant in, to ingraft; pref. in- in + serere, satum, to sow.] The insertion of a scion in a stock; ingraftment. Ray.
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In situ (?) adv. & adj. [L.] 1. In its natural or original position or place; in position; -- said specif., in geology, of a rock, soil, or fossil, when in the situation in which it was originally formed or deposited.
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2. (Med.) In its original position; not extending beyond the place of origin; localized and undisturbed; as, carcinoma in situ.
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in-situ adj. being in the original position; not having been moved or transferred to another location; as, an in-situ investigator.
Syn. -- unmoved.
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Insnare (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insnared (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Insnaring.] [Written also ensnare.]
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1. To catch in a snare; to entrap; to take by artificial means. “Insnare a gudgeon.” Fenton.
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2. To take by wiles, stratagem, or deceit; to involve in difficulties or perplexities; to seduce by artifice; to inveigle; to allure; to entangle.
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The insnaring charms
Of love's soft queen. Glover.
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Insnarer (?), n. One who insnares.
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Insnarl (?), v. t. To make into a snarl or knot; to entangle; to snarl. [Obs.] Cotgrave.
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Insobriety (?), n. [Pref. in- not + �obriety: cf. F. insobriété.] Lack of sobriety, moderation, or calmness; intemperance; drunkenness.
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Insociability (?), n. [Cf. F. insociabilité.] The quality of being insociable; lack of sociability; unsociability. [R.] Bp. Warburton.
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Insociable (?), a. [L. insociabilis: cf. F. insociable. See not, and .]
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1. Incapable of being associated, joined, or connected. [Obs.]
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Lime and wood are insociable. Sir H. Wotton.
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2. Not sociable or companionable; disinclined to social intercourse or conversation; unsociable; taciturn.
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This austere insociable life. Shak.
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Insociably, adv. Unsociably.
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Insociate (?), a. Not associate; without a companion; single; solitary; recluse. [Obs.] “The insociate virgin life.” B. Jonson.
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Insolate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insolated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Insolating.] [L. insolatus, p. p. of insolare to expose to the sun; pref. in- in + sol the sun.] To dry in, or to expose to, the sun's rays; to ripen or prepare by such exposure. Johnson.
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Insolation (?), n. [L. insolatio: cf. F. insolation.]
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1. The act or process to exposing to the rays of the sun for the purpose of drying or maturing, as fruits, drugs, etc., or of rendering acid, as vinegar.
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2. (Med.) (a) A sunstroke. (b) Exposure of a patient to the sun's rays; a sun bath.
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3. (Meteorology) The amount of sunlight impinging on the Earth's surface.
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Insole (?), n. The inside sole of a boot or shoe; also, a loose, thin strip of leather, felt, etc., placed inside the shoe for warmth or ease.
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Insolence (?), n. [F. insolence, L. insolentia. See .]
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1. The quality of being unusual or novel. [Obs.] Spenser.
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2. The quality of being insolent; pride or haughtiness manifested in contemptuous and overbearing treatment of others; arrogant contempt; brutal impudence.
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Flown with insolence and wine. Milton.
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3. Insolent conduct or treatment; insult.
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Loaded with fetters and insolences from the soldiers. Fuller.
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Insolence, v. t. To insult. [Obs.] Eikon Basilike.
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Insolency (?), n. Insolence. [R.] Evelyn.
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Insolent (?), a. [F. insolent, L. insolens, -entis, pref. in- not + solens accustomed, p. pr. of solere to be accustomed.]
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1. Deviating from that which is customary; novel; strange; unusual. [Obs.]
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If one chance to derive any word from the Latin which is insolent to their ears . . . they forthwith make a jest at it. Pettie.
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If any should accuse me of being new or insolent. Milton.
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2. Haughty and contemptuous or brutal in behavior or language; overbearing; domineering; grossly rude or disrespectful; saucy; as, an insolent master; an insolent servant. “A paltry, insolent fellow.” Shak.
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Insolent is he that despiseth in his judgment all other folks as in regard of his value, of his cunning, of his speaking, and of his bearing. Chaucer.
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Can you not see? or will ye not observe . . .
How insolent of late he is become,
How proud, how peremptory? Shak.
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3. Proceeding from or characterized by insolence; insulting; as, insolent words or behavior.
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Their insolent triumph excited . . . indignation. Macaulay.

Syn. -- Overbearing; insulting; abusive; offensive; saucy; impudent; audacious; pert; impertinent; rude; reproachful; opprobrious. -- , . Insolent, in its primitive sense, simply denoted unusual; and to act insolently was to act in violation of the established rules of social intercourse. He who did this was insolent; and thus the word became one of the most offensive in our language, indicating gross disregard for the feelings of others. Insulting denotes a personal attack, either in words or actions, indicative either of scorn or triumph. Compare , , .
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Insolently, adv. In an insolent manner.
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Insolidity (?), n. [Pref. in- not + solidity: cf. F. insolidité.] Lack of solidity; weakness; as, the insolidity of an argument. [R.] Dr. H. More.
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Insolubility (?), n. [L. insolubilitas: cf. F. insolubilité.]
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1. The quality or state of being insoluble or not dissolvable, as in a fluid.
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2. The quality of being inexplicable or insolvable.
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Insoluble (?), a. [L. insolubilis indissoluble, that can not be loosed: cf. F. insoluble. See not, and , and cf. .]
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1. Not soluble; in capable or difficult of being dissolved, as by a liquid; as, chalk is insoluble in water.
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2. Not to be solved or explained; insolvable; as, an insoluble doubt, question, or difficulty.
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3. Strong. “An insoluble wall.” [Obs.] Holland
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Insolubleness, n. The quality or state of being insoluble; insolubility. Boyle.
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Insolvable (?), a. 1. Not solvable; insoluble; admitting no solution or explanation; as, an insolvable problem or difficulty. I. Watts.
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2. Incapable of being paid or discharged, as debts.
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3. Not capable of being loosed or disentangled; inextricable. “Bands insolvable.” Pope.
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Insolvency (?), n.; pl. Insolvencies (�). (Law) (a) The condition of being insolvent; the state or condition of a person who is insolvent; the condition of one who is unable to pay his debts as they fall due, or in the usual course of trade and business; as, a merchant's insolvency. (b) Insufficiency to discharge all debts of the owner; as, the insolvency of an estate.
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Coloq. Act of insolvency . See Insolvent law under , a.
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Insolvent (?), a. [Pref. in- not + solvent: cf. OF. insolvent.] (Law) (a) Not solvent; not having sufficient estate to pay one's debts; unable to pay one's debts as they fall due, in the ordinary course of trade and business; as, in insolvent debtor. (b) Not sufficient to pay all the debts of the owner; as, an insolvent estate. (c) Relating to persons unable to pay their debts.
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Coloq. Insolvent law , or Coloq. Act of insolvency , a law affording relief, -- subject to various modifications in different States, -- to insolvent debtors, upon their delivering up their property for the benefit of their creditors; bankruptcy law. See Bankrupt law, under , a.
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Insolvent, n. (Law) One who is insolvent; as insolvent debtor; -- in England, before 1861, especially applied to persons not traders. Bouvier.
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Insomnia (?), n. [L., fr. insomnis sleepless; pref. in- not + somnus sleep.] Lack of sleep; inability to sleep, especially when chronic; wakefulness; sleeplessness.
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Insomnious (?), a. [L. insomniosus, fr. insomnia insomnia.] Restless; sleepless. Blount.
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Insomnolence (?), n. Sleeplessness.
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Insomuch (?), adv. So; to such a degree; in such wise; -- followed by that or as, and formerly sometimes by both. Cf. .
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Insomusch as that field is called . . . Aceldama. Acts i. 19.
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Simonides was an excellent poet, insomuch that he made his fortune by it. L'Estrange.
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Insonorous (?), a. Not clear or melodious.
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Insooth (?), adv. In sooth; truly. [Archaic]
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Insouciance (?), n. [F.] Carelessness; heedlessness; thoughtlessness; unconcern.
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Insouciant (?), a. [F.] Careless; heedless; indifferent; unconcerned. J. S. Mill.
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Insoul (?), v. t. To set a soul in; reflexively, to fix one's strongest affections on. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
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[He] could not but insoul himself in her. Feltham.
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Inspan (?), v. t. & i. [D. inspannen.] To yoke or harness, as oxen to a vehicle. [South Africa]
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Inspect (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inspected; p. pr. & vb. n. Inspecting.] [L. inspectus, p. p. of inspicere to inspect; pref. in- in + specere to look at, to view: cf. F. inspecter, fr. L. inspectare, freq. fr. inspicere. See .]
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1. To look upon; to view closely and critically, esp. in order to ascertain quality or condition, to detect errors, etc., to examine; to scrutinize; to investigate; as, to inspect conduct.
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2. To view and examine officially, as troops, arms, goods offered, work done for the public, etc.; to oversee; to superintend. Sir W. Temple.
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Inspect, n. [L. inspectus. See , v. t.] Inspection. [Obs.] Thomson.
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Inspection (?), n. [L. inspectio: cf. F. inspection.] 1. The act or process of inspecting or looking at carefully; a strict or prying examination; close or careful scrutiny; investigation. Spenser.
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With narrow search, and with inspection deep,
Considered every creature. Milton.
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2. The act of overseeing; official examination or superintendence.
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Coloq. Trial by inspection (O. Eng. Law), a mode of trial in which the case was settled by the individual observation and decision of the judge upon the testimony of his own senses, without the intervention of a jury. Abbott.
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Inspective (?), a. [L. inspectivus.] Engaged in inspection; inspecting; involving inspection.
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Inspector (?), n. [L.: cf. F. inspecteur.] 1. One who inspects, views, or oversees; one to whom the supervision of any work is committed; one who makes an official view or examination, as a military or civil officer; a superintendent; a supervisor; an overseer.
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2. A police officer, typically holding a rank one below superintendent, and in some cases in charge of several precincts; as, inspector Clousseau is investigating the case.
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Coloq. Inspector general (Mil.), a staff officer of an army, whose duties are those of inspection, and embrace everything relative to organization, recruiting, discharge, administration, accountability for money and property, instruction, police, and discipline.
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Inspectorate (?), n. Inspectorship. [R.]
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Inspectorial (?), a. Of or pertaining to an inspector or to inspection. [R.]
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Inspectorship (?), n. 1. The office of an inspector.
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2. The district embraced by an inspector's jurisdiction.
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Inspectress, n. A female inspector.
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Insperse (?), v. t. [L. inspersus, p. p. of inspergere to sprinkle upon; pref. in- in, on + spargere to sprinkle.] To sprinkle; to scatter. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Inspersion (?), n. [L. inspersio.] The act of sprinkling. [Obs.] Chapman.
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Inspeximus (?), n. [L., we have inspected.] The first word of ancient charters in England, confirming a grant made by a former king; hence, a royal grant.
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Insphere (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Insphered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Insphering.] [Cf. .] To place in, or as in, an orb a sphere. Cf. .
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Bright aërial spirits live insphered
In regions mild of calm and serene air. Milton.
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Inspirable (?), a. Capable of being inspired or drawn into the lungs; inhalable; respirable; admitting inspiration. Harvey.
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Inspiration (?), n. [F. inspiration, L. inspiratio. See .]
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1. The act of inspiring or breathing in; breath; specif. (Physiol.), the drawing of air into the lungs, accomplished in mammals by elevation of the chest walls and flattening of the diaphragm; -- the opposite of expiration.
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2. The act or power of exercising an elevating or stimulating influence upon the intellect or emotions; the result of such influence which quickens or stimulates; as, the inspiration of occasion, of art, etc.
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Your father was ever virtuous, and holy men at their death have good inspirations. Shak.
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3. (Theol.) A supernatural divine influence on the prophets, apostles, or sacred writers, by which they were qualified to communicate moral or religious truth with authority; a supernatural influence which qualifies men to receive and communicate divine truth; also, the truth communicated.
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All Scripture is given by inspiration of God. 2 Tim. iii. 16.
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The age which we now live in is not an age of inspiration and impulses. Sharp.
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Coloq. Plenary inspiration (Theol.), that kind of inspiration which excludes all defect in the utterance of the inspired message. -- Coloq. Verbal inspiration (Theol.), that kind of inspiration which extends to the very words and forms of expression of the divine message.
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Inspirational (?), a. 1. Pertaining to inspiration.
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2. Imparting inspiration{2}; as, an inspirational sermon.
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Inspirationist, n. One who holds to inspiration.
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Inspirator (?), n. (Mach.) A kind of injector for forcing water by steam. See , n., 2.
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Inspiratory (?), a. Pertaining to, or aiding, inspiration; as, the inspiratory muscles.
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Inspire (ĭnspīr), v. t. [OE. enspiren, OF. enspirer, inspirer, F. inspirer, fr. L. inspirare; pref. in- in + spirare to breathe. See .]
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1. To breathe into; to fill with the breath; to animate.
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When Zephirus eek, with his sweete breath,
Inspirèd hath in every holt and heath
The tender crops. Chaucer.
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Descend, ye Nine, descend and sing,
The breathing instruments inspire. Pope.
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2. To infuse by breathing, or as if by breathing.
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He knew not his Maker, and him that inspired into him an active soul. Wisdom xv. 11.
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3. To draw in by the operation of breathing; to inhale; -- opposed to expire.
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Forced to inspire and expire the air with difficulty. Harvey.
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