Respire

Definition of Respire

Re`spire´   Pronunciation: r?`sp?r
v. i.1.To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment.
[imp. & p. p. Respired (-sp?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Respiring.]
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.
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.

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