RESPIRE

vt to breathe out; to exhale.

2. respire ·vi to take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment.

3. respire ·vt to breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe.

4. respire ·vi to breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood.