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aspire
aspire have a desire for something above one XV; rise up, mount XVI. — (O)F. aspirer or L. aspīrāre have an ambition, etc., f. AD- + spīrāre breathe.
So aspirant XVIII. — F. or L. aspirate adj. XVII; sb. XVIII. — pp. of L. aspīrāre. aspirate vb. XVIII. aspiration XIV. — (O)F. — L. |
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T. F. HOAD. "aspire." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "aspire." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-aspire.html T. F. HOAD. "aspire." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-aspire.html |
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as·pire / əˈspī(ə)r/ • v. [intr.] direct one's hopes or ambitions toward achieving something: we never thought that we might aspire to those heights. ∎ poetic/lit. rise high; tower. |
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"aspire." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "aspire." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-aspire.html "aspire." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-aspire.html |
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"aspire." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 12 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "aspire." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 12, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-aspire.html "aspire." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 12, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-aspire.html |
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