inspiriting

inspiriting is the present participle and gerund of inspirit.

Meaning of inspirit

inspirit (third-person singular simple present inspirits, present participle inspiriting, simple past and past participle inspirited)

To strengthen or hearten; give impetus or vigour.
- Ah! must wee live, and see so sudden dead
  The Life that late our lives inspirited?c. 1615, Pierre Matthieu, “The Tropheis of the Vertues and Fortune of Henrie the Great”, in Josuah Sylvester, transl., Works of Du Bartas, London, c., published 1641, page 548
To fill or imbue with spirit.
- […] the Assurance we have of the Existence of Beings above our Sense, and of Thee, (the great Exemplar of thy Works) comes from Thee, the All-True, and Perfect, who hast thus communicated thy-self more immediately to us, so as in some manner to inhabit within our Souls; Thou who art Original Soul...1709, Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury, “The Moralists, a Philosophical Rhapsody”, in Characteristics of Men, Manners, Opinions, Times, volume II, London, published 1732, pages 369–370
Synonyms:

ensoul

inspiriting (comparative more inspiriting, superlative most inspiriting)

Giving impetus or spirit; animating, encouraging.
- I would willingly therefore write to you, if I might; the rather as it would be more inspiriting to have some end in view in what I write; some friend to please; besides merely seeking to gratify my passion for scribbling.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XLI”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume III, London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn, […], →OCLC, page 210
- All honour to those who can abnegate for themselves the personal enjoyment of life, when by such renunciation they contribute worthily to increase the amount of happiness in the world; but he who does it, or professes to do it, for any other purpose, is no more deserving of admiration than the...1861, John Stuart Mill, chapter 2, in Utilitarianism

comparative	more inspiriting
superlative	most inspiriting

What does inspiriting mean?: Inspiriting means giving impetus or spirit; animating, encouraging.
What is inspiriting the present participle and gerund of?: Inspiriting is the present participle and gerund of inspirit.
What part of speech is inspiriting?: Inspiriting is an adjective.

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