Respire

[rɪ'spaɪə] or [rɪ'spaɪɚ]

Definition

(verb.) undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide.

(verb.) breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety.

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Definition

(v. i.) To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment.

(v. i.) 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.) To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe.

(v. t.) To breathe out; to exhale.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

v. n. Breathe.

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Definition

v.i. to breathe again and again: to breathe: to take rest.—v.t. to breathe out—in the higher animals there is an absorption of oxygen and a discharge of carbonic acid also in plants.—n. Respīrabil′ity quality of being respirable.—adj. Respīr′able that may be breathed: fit for respiration.—n. Respīr′ableness; Respirā′tion the function of breathing: relief from toil.—adjs. Respirā′tional; Respīr′ative.—ns. Res′pirātor a network of fine wire for respiring or breathing through; Respiratō′rium a gill-like organ used by certain insects to draw water from the air.—adj. Rēspi′ratory (or res′pi-rā-tō-ri) pertaining to or serving for respiration.—ns. Respīr′ing; Respirom′eter an apparatus for supplying air to a diver under water.—Artificial respiration respiration induced by artificial means.

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