1. respire - verb
· breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
Hypernym(s): breathe, take_a_breath, respire, suspire
2. respire - verb
· undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
Hypernym(s): undergo
3. respire - verb
· draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
Synonym(s): breathe, take_a_breath, suspire
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