aspirev. i.[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.()Aspiring to be gods, if angels fell;
Aspiring to be angels, men rebel. (Pope.)2. To rise; to ascend; to tower; to soar.()My own breath still foments the fire,
Which flames as high as fancy can aspire. (Waller.)v. t. To aspire to; to long for; to try to reach; to mount to.()That gallant spirit hath aspired the clouds. (Shak.)n. Aspiration.(Chapman.)