Hi.
What does 'inspire' mean in:
'[pupose-based structure] inspires "goal displacement,"......'
This is the definition of 'inspire':
| Verb | 1. | inspire - heighten or intensify; "These paintings exalt the imagination" http://www.thefreedictionary.com/animate, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/enliven, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/invigorate, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/exalt
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/stimulate, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/stir, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/shake+up, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/excite, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/shake - stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of; "These stories shook the community"; "the civil war shook the country"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/encourage - inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
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| | 2. | inspire - supply the inspiration for; "The article about the artist inspired the exhibition of his recent work" http://www.thefreedictionary.com/occasion - give occasion to
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| | 3. | inspire - serve as the inciting cause of; "She prompted me to call my relatives" http://www.thefreedictionary.com/instigate, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/prompt
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cause, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/induce, , http://www.thefreedictionary.com/make, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/get, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/have - cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner; "The ads induced me to buy a VCR"; "My children finally got me to buy a computer"; "My wife made me buy a new sofa"
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| | 4. | inspire - spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts; "The crowd cheered the demonstrating strikers" http://www.thefreedictionary.com/exhort, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/pep+up, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/root+on, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/urge+on, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/barrack, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/urge, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cheer
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/cheerlead - act as a cheerleader in a sports event
- inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
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| | 5. | inspire - fill with revolutionary ideas http://www.thefreedictionary.com/revolutionise, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/revolutionize
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/indoctrinate - teach doctrines to; teach uncritically; "The Moonies indoctrinate their disciples"
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| | 6. | inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" http://www.thefreedictionary.com/breathe+in, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/inhale
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/breathe, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/take+a+breath, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/suspire, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/aspirate - suck in (air)
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sniff, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sniffle - inhale audibly through the nose; "the sick student was sniffling in the back row"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/snivel, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/snuffle - snuff up mucus through the nose
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/snuff - inhale audibly through the nose; "snuff coke"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/puff, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/drag, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/draw - suck in or take (air); "draw a deep breath"; "draw on a cigarette"
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/huff, http://www.thefreedictionary.com/snort - inhale recreational drugs; "The addict was snorting cocaine almost every day"; "the kids were huffing glue"
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Which sense applies in the above sentence?
Thanks in advance!