And when the wind amongst them did inspire, They wavèd like a penon
wide dispread.
Spenser.
In*spired" (?), a. 1. Breathed in; inhaled.
2. Moved or animated by, or as by, a supernatural influence; affected
by divine inspiration; as, the inspired prophets; the inspired writers.
3. Communicated or given as by supernatural or divine inspiration;
having divine authority; hence, sacred, holy; -- opposed to uninspired,
profane, or secular; as, the inspired writings, that is, the
Scriptures.
In*spir"er (?), n. One who, or that which, inspires. "Inspirer of that
holy flame." Cowper.
In*spir"ing, a. Animating; cheering; moving; exhilarating; as, an
inspiring or scene.
In*spir"it (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inspirited; p. pr. & vb. n.
Inspiriting.] To infuse new life or spirit into; to animate; to
encourage; to invigorate.
The courage of Agamemnon is inspirited by the love of empire and
ambition.
Pope.
Syn. -- To enliven; invigorate; exhilarate; animate; cheer; encourage;
inspire.
In*spis"sate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inspissated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Inspissating (?).] [L. inspissatus, p. p. of inspissare to thicken;
pref. in- + spissare to thicken, fr. spissus thick.] To thicken or
bring to greater consistence, as fluids by evaporation.
In*spis"sate (?), a. [L. inspissatus, p. p.] Thick or thickened;
inspissated. Greenhill.
In`spis*sa"tion (?), n. The act or the process of inspissating, or
thickening a fluid substance, as by evaporation; also, the state of
being so thickened.
In`sta*bil"i*ty (?), n.; pl. Instabilities (#). [L. instabilitas: cf.
F. instabilité.]
1. The quality or condition of being unstable; want of stability,
firmness, or steadiness; liability to give way or to fail; insecurity;
precariousness; as, the instability of a building.
2. Lack of determination of fixedness; inconstancy; fickleness;
mutability; changeableness; as, instability of character, temper,
custom, etc. Addison.
Syn. -- Inconstancy; fickleness; changeableness; wavering;
unsteadiness; unstableness.
In*sta"ble (?), a. [L. instabilis: cf. F. instable. See In- not, and
Stable, a., and cf. Unstable.] Not stable; not standing fast or firm;
unstable; prone to change or recede from a purpose; mutable;
inconstant.
In*sta"ble*ness, n. Instability; unstableness.
In*stall" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Installed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Installing.] [F. installer, LL. installare, fr. pref. in- in + OHG.
stal a place, stall, G. stall, akin to E. stall: cf. It. installare.
See Stall.] [Written also instal.]