| v. i. | 1. | To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment. |
| 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. | |
| v. t. | 1. | To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe. |
| 2. | To breathe out; to exhale. |
| Verb | 1. | respire - breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety |
| 2. | respire - undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbonmonoxide | |
| 3. | respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" |
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