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Pronunciation : Re*spire" (r*spr)
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. respirare, respiratum; pref. re- re- + spirare to breathe: cf. F. respirer. See Spirit.]
Definition : 1. To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment. Spenser. Here leave me to respire. Milton. From the mountains where I now respire. Byron.

2. (Physiol.)

Defn: To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood.

i. [imp. & p. p. Respired (-sprd"); p. pr. & vvb. n. Respiring.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Re*spire"
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 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. [R.] B. Jonson.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913