afflate means to fill, especially with divine inspiration. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why “afflate” is a great word
AFFLATE — [Verb] To fill, especially with divine inspiration. From Latin afflātus, the perfect passive participle of afflō ("to blow or breathe on or towards"). Unlike "inspire," which broadly stimulates creativity, or "imbue," which saturates with a quality, "afflate" specifically denotes a sacred influx, a breath from beyond. It is the prophet's sudden, chilling certainty in the temple, the poet’s verse arriving as if dictated, and the silent moment in an empty church when the light seems to carry a voice—the humbling receipt of a breath not one's own, leaving the vessel forever altered by its passage.
verb
- To fill, especially with divine inspiration.“There was[…]a “spirit of courage” breathed into his [sc. Luther's] being, of which the heroism of this world knows nothing. Nor may we question that the same afflating influence could have wrought an equal boldness in creatures whose constitutional timidity was excessive and effeminate.”