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Definition of: respire
(ri·spīr′) v. ·spired, ·spir·ing v.i.
1. To inhale and exhale air; breathe.
2. To breathe again; recover vitality, hope, ambition, courage, etc.
—v.t.
3. To inhale and exhale; breathe.
4. Rare To breathe or give forth; exhale. [<F respirer <L respirare <re- again + spirare breathe]
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