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To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. |
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To take breath; to rest from action. |
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To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale;
to emanate; to blow gently. |
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To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to
respire. |
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To inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into. |
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To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to
whisper; as, to breathe a vow. |
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To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe
odors or perfumes. |
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To express; to manifest; to give forth. |
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To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by
breathing. |
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To promote free respiration in; to exercise. |
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To suffer to take breath, or recover the natural
breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse. |
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To put out of breath; to exhaust. |
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To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants. |