Category:Respire

Re*spire" (r*spr), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Respired (-sprd"); p. pr. & Vvb. n. Respiring.] Etym: [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.)

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.

Respire Re*spire", 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.