RESPIRE


Meaning of RESPIRE in English

/ rɪˈspaɪə(r); NAmE / verb

[ v ] ( technical ) to breathe

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WORD ORIGIN

late Middle English : from Old French respirer or Latin respirare breathe out, from re- again + spirare breathe.

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