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==Etymology==
− It is [[bor|fro|enspirer]] (13th century),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) from Latin [[m|la|īnspīrāre|t=to blow into, breathe upon]], figuratively to inspire, inflame,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from in-, in, and spīrāre, to breathe (see [[spirit]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) Barnhart thinks it may also be partly a back-formation from [[inspiration]], recorded about 1303.^(Barnhart 1988)
+ It is [[bor|fro|enspirer]] (13th century),^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988)^(Hoad 1986) from Latin [[m|la|īnspīrāre|t=to blow into, breathe upon]], figuratively to inspire, inflame,^(Etymonline)^(Barnhart 1988) from in-, in, and [[m|la|spīrāre]], to breathe (see [[spirit]]).^(Barnhart 1988)^(Etymonline)^(Hoad 1986) Barnhart thinks it may also be partly a back-formation from [[inspiration]], recorded about 1303.^(Barnhart 1988)
==Earliest recorded meaning==