Verb: respire ri'spI(-u)r
- Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
"The patient is respiring";
- breathe, take a breath, suspire [literary]
- Undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon dioxide
"Plants respire through their leaves"
- Breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
"He respired deeply after finishing the marathon"
Derived forms: respired, respires, respiring
Type of: act, experience, have, move, undergo
Encyclopedia: Respire