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respire

[ ri-spahyuhr ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used without object)

, re·spired, re·spir·ing.

, re·spired, re·spir·ing.

respire

/ rɪˈspaɪə /

to inhale and exhale (air); breathe
intr to undergo the process of respiration
literary.
to breathe again in a relaxed or easy manner, as after stress or exertion

Origin of respire¹

1375–1425; late Middle English respiren < Latin respīrāre, equivalent to re- re- + spīrāre to breathe; spirit

Origin of respire¹

C14: from Latin rēspīrāre to exhale, from re- + spīrāre to breathe; see spirit ¹

With what eagerness did I run every morning at sunrise to respire the perfumed air in the peristyle!

Auprs de cette grotte sombre O l'on respire un air si doux, L'onde lutte avec les cailloux, Et la lumire avec que l'ombre.

The moment after I began to respire twenty quarts of unmingled nitrous oxide.

There was in the room an intermittent positive pressure breathing apparatus, which can be used to respire for a patient.

Moreover, in many instances, a great proportion of the larger scholars will respire the estimated quantity of air.

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