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Meaning of 'respire' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Respire [ v. i.]
- To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment.
- To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood.
2 . Respire [ v. t.]
- To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe.
- To breathe out; to exhale.

Meaning of 'respire' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . respire [ v]
Meaning (1):
- draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
Example in sentence:
  • I can breathe better when the air is clean;
  • The patient is respiring

Nearby Words:

res resail resale resalgar resalute resaw rescat rescind rescindable rescinded

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