The Clue
Move to act (7 letter answer)
The Answer
INSPIRE
Tags
Notes
The answer INSPIRE is seen occasionally, appearing about once every 900 puzzles.
Related Clues
Animate
Encourage
Hearten
Spark
Motivate
Prompt
Draw a breath
Fill with confidence
Fill with feeling
Give rise to
What Muses do
Definition
INSPIRE as a verb:
1. (inspire, animate, invigorate, enliven, exalt) = heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination"
2. supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work"
3. (prompt, inspire, instigate) = serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives"
4. (cheer, inspire, urge, barrack, urge on, exhort, pep up) = urge on or encourage especially by shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers"
5. (revolutionize, revolutionise, inspire) = fill with revolutionary ideas
6. (inhale, inspire, breathe in) = draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well"