English dictionary
respire
/r/I/'sp/aI/¾r/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
verb
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breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
Source: WordNet 3.0
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undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
Source: WordNet 3.0
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draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
Source: WordNet 3.0
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To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment.
Source: webster1913
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To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe.
Source: webster1913