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re⋅spire
[ri-spahyuh
r] 
verb, -spired, -spir⋅ing.–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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| re·spire (rĭ-spīr') v. re·spired, re·spir·ing, re·spires v. intr.
To inhale and exhale (air); breathe. [Middle English respiren, to breathe again, from Latin respīrāre : re-, re- + spīrāre, to breathe.] |
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Respire
Re*spire"\ (r?*sp?r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Respired (-sp?rd"); p. pr. & vvb. 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. Here leave me to respire. --Milton. From the mountains where I now respire. --Byron. 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.Respire
Re*spire"\, v. t. 1. To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe. A native of the land where I respire The clear air for a while. --Byron. 2. To breathe out; to exhale. [R.] --B. Jonson.
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Language Translation for : respire
Spanish:
respirar,
German:
atmen,
Japanese:
呼吸する
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.
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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
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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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