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Respire

Respire Meaning & Definition
Respire Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Respire?

[v] draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
[v] undergo the biomedial and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbonmonoxide
[v] breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety

Synonyms | Synonyms for Respire: breathe | suspire | take a breath

Related Terms | Find terms related to Respire:

See Also | breathe in | breathe out | choke | exhale | experience | expire | get | have | hiccough | hiccup | hyperventilate | inhale | inspire | receive | saw logs | saw wood | sigh | snore | undergo | wheeze | yawn

Respire In Webster's Dictionary

\Re*spire"\ (r?*sp?r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Respired} (-sp?rd"); p. pr. & vvb. n. {Respiring}.] [L. respirare, respiratum; pref. re- re- + spirare to breathe: cf. F. respirer. See {Spirit}.] 1. To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment. --Spenser. Here leave me to respire. --Milton. From the mountains where I now respire. --Byron. 2. (Physiol.) To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood.
\Re*spire"\, v. t. 1. To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe. A native of the land where I respire The clear air for a while. --Byron. 2. To breathe out; to exhale. [R.] --B. Jonson.

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