inspire

inspire (someone) with (something)

To motivate, energize, or excite someone by using something in particular (named after "with"). Oh, you'll definitely inspire the crowd with your speech about leaving your high-powered corporate job to go backpacking through Europe.
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inspire (something) in (someone)

To cause one to feel a particular emotion or have a certain reaction. Jenna's job performance so far doesn't exactly inspire confidence in her. I always listen to upbeat music like this before games—it really inspires excitement in me.
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Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

inspire someone with something

to use something to inspire someone; to stimulate or encourage someone with something. The president inspired us all with patriotic speeches. She inspired us all with her story of heroism.
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inspire something in someone

to stimulate a particular quality in someone. You do not particularly inspire trust in me. She inspires fear in me.
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McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • inspire (someone) with (something)
  • inspire with
  • start a fire under (someone or something)
  • build a fire under (someone or something)
  • light a fire under
  • light a fire under (someone or something)
  • light a fire under someone
  • imbue
  • imbue (someone or something) with (something)
  • imbue with
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The Fashion Inspire concept, Masisi said was meant to inspire others and tap on talent, 'not only in the fashion space, but to carry it through as a basic principle on which to support ourselves and others.'
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The 'Aspire and Inspire' platform is a true reflection of the training phases an entrepreneur goes through.
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System wide, Inspire includes more than 4,600 company-owned and franchised restaurants with more than 150,000 team members across 15 countries.
Inspire Brands Launches with Restaurant Chains Arby's, Buffalo Wild Wings
After reviewing the six-month safety data, the FDA requested minor modifications to the Inspire study protocol and informed consent documents.
Two additional patients implanted with InVivo's INSPIRE scaffold
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The Inspire Limited Edition Wireless' battery powers an impressive week's worth of workouts and provides visual and audible indicators when running low.
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"I have received nothing but positive feedback from students and staff at the schools I have attended and I cannot recommend the Inspire the Future programme highly enough."
Volunteers needed to help inspire pupils
Racing, one of the largest running clubs in Cyprus, has partnered with soon-to-be launched Fit to Inspire (FTI), an inspirational community spanning across different countries that fosters fitness and wellbeing for women through the organization of running events.
Dro.Me.A. joins Fit to Inspire for womens health in Cyprus
ISLAMABAD -- 'Inspire Pakistan' movement being run by volunteer overseas Pakistanis would help to represent the soft image of Pakistan and improve the perception of the world about the country.
Inspire Pakistan to represent soft image of country
M2 PHARMA-December 6, 2011-Sorin Group receives CE Mark for INSPIRE 6 oxygenator system(C)2011 M2 COMMUNICATIONS
Sorin Group receives CE Mark for INSPIRE 6 oxygenator system
KIRKLEES Council is celebrating the news that two more projects have been recognised as part of the London 2012 Inspire programme.
Schemes' Olympic backing
The Inspire brand materials are intended for applications such as thermoformed food trays, large bulk containers, food saving containers, and buckets and pails.
PP is for thermoformed trays and injection moulded packaging