Breathe

[briːð] or [brið]

Definition

(verb.) draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; 'I can breathe better when the air is clean'; 'The patient is respiring'.

(verb.) reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked; 'This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours'.

(verb.) manifest or evince; 'She breathes the Christian spirit'.

(verb.) utter or tell; 'not breathe a word'.

(verb.) impart as if by breathing; 'He breathed new life into the old house'.

(verb.) be alive; 'Every creature that breathes'.

(verb.) allow the passage of air through; 'Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear'.

Editor: Verna--From WordNet

Definition

(v. i.) To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live.

(v. i.) To take breath; to rest from action.

(v. i.) To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently.

(v. t.) To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire.

(v. t.) To inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into.

(v. t.) To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow.

(v. t.) To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes.

(v. t.) To express; to manifest; to give forth.

(v. t.) To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing.

(v. t.) To promote free respiration in; to exercise.

(v. t.) To suffer to take breath, or recover the natural breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse.

(v. t.) To put out of breath; to exhaust.

(v. t.) To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants.

Checker: Sophia

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. [1]. Respire.[2]. Live, exist.[3]. Pause, rest, take breath, have a respite.

v. a. [1]. Inspire and expire.[2]. Exhale, emit, give out, throw out.[3]. Whisper, utter softly.[4]. Indicate, manifest, express, show.

Typed by Juan

Synonyms and Antonyms

[See BREATH]

Typist: Waldo

Definition

v.i. to draw in and expel breath or air from the lungs: to take breath to rest or pause: to live.—v.t. to draw in and expel from the lungs as air: to infuse: to give out as breath: to utter by the breath or softly to whisper: to express: to keep in breath to exercise: to tire by some brisk exercise.—ns. Breath′er one who breathes or lives: a spell of exercise; Breath′ing the act of breathing: aspiration secret prayer: respite.—adj. life-like.—ns. Breath′ing-time time to breathe or rest; Breath′ing-while time sufficient for drawing breath: any very short period.—To breathe again to be relieved from an anxiety; To breathe freely to be at ease; To breathe upon to tarnish or soil.

Editor: Upton