respire

IPA: rispˈaɪr

(intransitive) To breathe in and out successively.
(intransitive) To recover one's breath or breathe easily following stress.
(cytology, intransitive) To take up oxygen and produce carbon dioxide through oxidation.
(transitive) To (inhale and) exhale; to breathe.
(archaic, intransitive) To recover hope, courage, or strength after a time of difficulty.

Examples of "respire" in Sentences

The state cannot issue you a “respire andmaintain temperature above the room in which you find yourself” permit.
The state cannot issue you a “respire and maintain temperature above the room in which you find yourself” permit.
In the Hydra, the animal may be turned inside out, and the exterior surface will then digest and the stomach respire.
Not only is it hard to respire, but hard to comprehend that you are here, making pilgrimage in this utterly transfixing world, more surreal then anything New York City has to offer.
Having been harrassd by too much thinking and too many trivial engagements, and an employment that I shall never like, I determined that I would respire one mouthfull of real country air if possible and I know at the same time that pollution of smoke reaches ten miles round the Metropolis.