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Definition of: aspire
(ə·spīr′) v.i. as·pired, as·pir·ing
1. To have an earnest desire or ambition, as for something high and good: with to.
2. To long for; seek after: with after.
3. Obs. To reach or rise upward. [<L aspirare breathe on, attempt to reach < ad- to + spirare breathe]
—as·pir′ing adjective
—as·pir′er noun
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