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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Respire

Re-spīre', v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. RESPIRED; p. pr. & vb. n. RESPIRING.] [Fr. respirer, from Lat. respirare, from Lat. re, again, and spirare, to breathe.] 1. To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment. Here leave me to respire. Milton. 2. To breathe; to inhale air with the lungs. “From the mountains where I now respire.” Byron.

Re-spīre', v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire, as air; to breathe; to breathe out; to exhale; to send out in exhalations.

*A native of the land where I respire The clear air for a while.* Byron.