'Respire' definitions:

Definition of 'respire'

(from WordNet)
verb
Breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
verb
Undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
verb
Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" [syn: breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire]

Definition of 'Respire'

From: GCIDE
  • Respire \Re*spire"\ (r?*sp?r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Respired (-sp?rd"); p. pr. & vb. 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Here leave me to respire. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • From the mountains where I now respire. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Respire'

From: GCIDE
  • Respire \Re*spire"\, v. t.
  • 1. To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe. [1913 Webster]
  • A native of the land where I respire The clear air for a while. --Byron. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To breathe out; to exhale. [R.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'respire'

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