Re*spire" (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.
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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.
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