v. i.
Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell;
Aspiring to be angels, men rebel. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
My own breath still foments the fire,
Which flames as high as fancy can aspire. Waller. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Aspiration. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Aspiration. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who aspires. [ 1913 Webster ]