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respire
[ ri-spahyuhr ]
verb (used without object)
, re·spired, re·spir·ing.
- to inhale and exhale air for the purpose of maintaining life; breathe.
- to breathe freely again, after anxiety, trouble, etc.
verb (used with object)
, re·spired, re·spir·ing.
- to breathe; inhale and exhale.
- to exhale.
respire
/ rɪˈspaɪə /
verb
- to inhale and exhale (air); breathe
- intr to undergo the process of respiration
- literary.to breathe again in a relaxed or easy manner, as after stress or exertion
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Other Words From
- prere·spire verb (used with object) prerespired prerespiring
- unre·spired adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of respire1
C14: from Latin rēspīrāre to exhale, from re- + spīrāre to breathe; see spirit 1
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Example Sentences
With what eagerness did I run every morning at sunrise to respire the perfumed air in the peristyle!
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Auprs de cette grotte sombre O l'on respire un air si doux, L'onde lutte avec les cailloux, Et la lumire avec que l'ombre.
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The moment after I began to respire twenty quarts of unmingled nitrous oxide.
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There was in the room an intermittent positive pressure breathing apparatus, which can be used to respire for a patient.
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Moreover, in many instances, a great proportion of the larger scholars will respire the estimated quantity of air.
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