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aspire definition

as·pire (ə spīr′)

intransitive verb aspired -·pired′, aspiring -·pir′·ing

  1. to be ambitious (to get or do something, esp. something grand); seek (after)
  2. Archaic to rise high; tower

Etymology: ME aspiren < L aspirare, to breathe upon, aspire to < ad-, to + spirare, to breathe: see spirit

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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