respire

  1. Verb.  (intransitive) To breathe in and out.
  2. Verb.  (intransitive) To engage in the process of respiration.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive) To recover one's breath or breathe easily following stress.
  4. Verb.  (transitive) To inhale and exhale; to breathe.
  5. Noun.  (obsolete) Rest, respite.

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