SPIRIT


Meaning of SPIRIT in English

n.

Function: transitive verb

Date: 1608

1 : to infuse with spirit especially : ANIMATE <hope and apprehension of feasibleness spirit s all industry ― John Goodman>

2 : to carry off usually secretly or mysteriously <was hustled into a ⋯ motorcar and spirit ed off to the country ― W. L. Shirer>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.