Meanings
verbrespirit (third-person singular simple present respirits, present participle respiriting, simple past and past participle respirited)
present singular third person respirits · participle present respiriting · participle past respirited · past respirited
- transitiveSynonym of reinspirit.
He left the battle line respirited, with the spirit typified by the youthful Marine officer.
1919, Hospital Corps Quarterly, numbers 10-15, page 521 more example
Respirited for the moment, he hopped down from the wagon and attempted to pay the good Samaritan for the ride.
2022, Keith Bryant, Bluefire - Fight Back or PerishSynonyms: reinspirit
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of reinspirit.
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Origin
- Proto-Italic*wre-
- Latinre-
- Old Frenchre-
- Middle Englishre-
- Englishre-
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
- Latinspīrō
- Latinspīritu
- Old Frenchespirit
- Middle Englishspirit
- Englishspirit
- Englishrespirit
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APA
respirit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respirit
MLA
“respirit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respirit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “respirit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/respirit.
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