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re⋅spire

  [ri-spahyuhr] verb, -spired, -spir⋅ing.
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–verb (used without object)
1. to inhale and exhale air for the purpose of maintaining life; breathe.
2. to breathe freely again, after anxiety, trouble, etc.
–verb (used with object)
3. to breathe; inhale and exhale.
4. to exhale.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME respiren < L respīrāre, equiv. to re- re- + spīrāre to breathe; see spirit
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re·spire   (rĭ-spīr')   
v.   re·spired, re·spir·ing, re·spires

v.   intr.

  1. To breathe in and out; inhale and exhale.

  2. To undergo the metabolic process of respiration.

  3. To breathe easily again, as after a period of exertion or trouble.

v.   tr.
To inhale and exhale (air); breathe.

[Middle English respiren, to breathe again, from Latin respīrāre : re-, re- + spīrāre, to breathe.]
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Word Origin & History

respire 
1387, from O.Fr. respirer, from L. respirare "breathe again, breathe in and out," from re- "again" + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit). Respiration is recorded from c.1430. Respirator is first attested 1836, invented by Julius Jeffreys.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: re·spire
Pronunciation: ri-'spI(&)r
Function: verb
Inflected Forms: re·spired; re·spir·ing
intransitive senses
1 : BREATHE; specifically : to inhale and exhale airsuccessively
2 of a cell or tissue : to take up oxygen and produce carbon dioxide through oxidation respire transitive senses
: BREATHE
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respire re·spire (rĭ-spīr')
v. re·spired, re·spir·ing, re·spires

  1. To breathe in and out; inhale and exhale.

  2. To undergo the metabolic process of respiration.

  3. To breathe easily again, as after a period of exertion.

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