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Define the word Respire

Respire \Re*spire"\, v. t.
   1. To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to
      breathe.
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            A native of the land where I respire
            The clear air for a while.            --Byron.
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   2. To breathe out; to exhale. [R.] --B. Jonson.
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Respire \Re*spire"\ (r?*sp?r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Respired
   (-sp?rd"); p. pr. & vb. 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.
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            Here leave me to respire.             --Milton.
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            From the mountains where I now respire. --Byron.
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   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.
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respire
     v 1: breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
     2: undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of
        respiration by taking up oxygen and producing
        carbonmonoxide
     3: draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe
        better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
        [syn: breathe, take a breath, suspire]

38 Moby Thesaurus words for "respire":
   be alive, be animate, blow, breathe, breathe hard, breathe in,
   breathe out, cough, draw breath, exhale, exhaust, exist, expel,
   expire, fetch breath, gasp, gulp, hack, have life, hiccup, huff,
   inhale, inspire, live, live and breathe, pant, puff, sigh, sneeze,
   sniff, sniffle, snore, snort, snuff, snuffle, subsist,
   walk the earth, wheeze