inspirar
/inspiˈɾaɾ/ · B1 · verb
to inspire
🫁💡 in + spirar (breathe) = breathe in, like English inspire and respiration
From Latin inspirare, to breathe into. Spanish keeps both senses: inspirar is to inhale, and also to inspire, since an idea was once thought to be breathed into you. Its opposite is espirar, to breathe out.