
Main Entry:
knock·off
Function:
noun
Date:
1966
: a copy that sells for less than the original; broadly : a copy or imitation of someone or something popular
knock·off
Function:
noun
Date:
1966
: a copy that sells for less than the original; broadly : a copy or imitation of someone or something popular
Main Entry:
in·spire
Pronunciation:
\in-ˈspī(-ə)r\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
in·spired; in·spir·ing
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French inspirer, from Latin inspirare, from in- + spirare to breathe
Date:
14th century
transitive verb1 a: to influence, move, or guide by divine or supernatural inspiration b: to exert an animating, enlivening, or exalting influence onc: to spur on : impel, motivate d: affect
in·spire
Pronunciation:
\in-ˈspī(-ə)r\
Function:
verb
Inflected Form(s):
in·spired; in·spir·ing
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French inspirer, from Latin inspirare, from in- + spirare to breathe
Date:
14th century
transitive verb1 a: to influence, move, or guide by divine or supernatural inspiration b: to exert an animating, enlivening, or exalting influence on


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