respire
2 synonyms for respire, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To draw breath in and let it out again, over and over.
Synonyms
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Etymology
It comes from Middle English respiren, borrowed from Old French respirer or from Latin respīrō (“to blow back, breathe out”), from re- (“back”) and spīrō (“to breathe, blow”).
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