prerespire
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.
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to inhale and exhale (air); breathe |
| 2. | (intr) to undergo the process of respiration |
| 3. | literary to breathe again in a relaxed or easy manner, as after stress or exertion |
| [C14: from Latin rēspīrāre to exhale, from | |
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Word Origin & History
respire
late 14c., from O.Fr. respirer, from L. respirare "breathe again, breathe in and out," from re- "again" + spirare "to breathe" (see spirit).
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respire re·spire (rĭ-spīr')
v. re·spired, re·spir·ing, re·spires
To breathe in and out; inhale and exhale.
To undergo the metabolic process of respiration.
To breathe easily again, as after a period of exertion.
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