Respire : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Respire	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Respire
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
respire v breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" Synonym(s): breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Respire \Respire"\ (r?sp?r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Respired} (-sp?rd"); p. pr. & vvb. n. {Respiring}.] [L. respirare, respiratum; pref. re- re- + spirare to breathe: cf. F. respirer. See {Spirit}.] 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.) To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Respire \Respire"\, v. t. 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.