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Aspired
(gcide) | Aspire \As*pire"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aspired; p. pr. & vb.
n. Aspiring.] [F. aspirer, L. aspirare. See Aspirate, v.
t.]
1. To desire with eagerness; to seek to attain something high
or great; to pant; to long; -- followed by to or after,
and rarely by at; as, to aspire to a crown; to aspire
after immorality.
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Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell;
Aspiring to be angels, men rebel. --Pope.
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2. To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.
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My own breath still foments the fire,
Which flames as high as fancy can aspire. --Waller.
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