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What does "respire" mean?

Respire: (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.

Additional senses

  1. 2.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. 3.To breathe out; to exhale. [R.] B. Jonson.

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