respire
respire is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.(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.
- 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.
- 3.To breathe out; to exhale. [R.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- air
- bait
- better
- brace
- bracing
- break
- breath
- breathe
- breather
- cold
- come
- cream
- deep
- draw
- drink
- fan
- feel
- five
- food
- freshen
- gather
- get
- giant
- head
- hot
- ice
- inner
- like
- long
- man
- oneself
- ozone
- perk
- pop
- raise
- recover
- recovery
- recruit
- recuperation
- recuperative
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is respire.
- What is to breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood called?
- What is 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 called?
- What is to breathe out; to exhale. [R.] B. Jonson called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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