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Definition of Respire

1. Verb. Breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety.

2. Verb. Undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide.

3. Verb. Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs. "The patient is respiring"

Definition of Respire

1. v. i. To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment.

2. v. t. To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe.

Definition of Respire

1. Verb. (intransitive) To breathe in and out. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) To engage in the process of respiration. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To recover one's breath or breathe easily following stress. ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) To inhale and exhale; to breathe. ¹

5. Noun. (obsolete) Rest, respite. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Respire

1. to breathe [v -SPIRED, -SPIRING, -SPIRES] - See also: breathe

Medical Definition of Respire

1. 1. To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire, as air; to breathe successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood. "A native of the land where I respire The clear air for a while." (Byron) 2. To breathe out; to exhale. Origin: L. Respirare, respiratum; pref. Re- re- + spirare to breathe: cf. F. Respirer. (10 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Respire

respiratory sound respiratory sounds respiratory syncytial virus respiratory syncytial virus infections respiratory syncytial viruses respiratory system respiratory system agents respiratory systems respiratory therapy respiratory tract

respiratory tract fistula respiratory tract infection respiratory tracts respiratory transport respire (current term) respired respires respiring respiritualize respiritualized

respiritualizes respirocyte respirocytes respirologist respirologists respirometer respirometers respirometric respirometries

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