BREATHE

breathe, take a breath, respire, suspire

(verb) draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; “I can breathe better when the air is clean”; “The patient is respiring”

emit, breathe, pass off

(verb) expel (gases or odors)

breathe

(verb) reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked; “This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours”

rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather

(verb) take a short break from one’s activities in order to relax

breathe

(verb) manifest or evince; “She breathes the Christian spirit”

breathe

(verb) utter or tell; “not breathe a word”

breathe

(verb) impart as if by breathing; “He breathed new life into the old house”

breathe

(verb) be alive; “Every creature that breathes”

breathe

(verb) allow the passage of air through; “Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

breathe (third-person singular simple present breathes, present participle breathing, simple past and past participle breathed)

(intransitive) To draw air into (inhale), and expel air from (exhale), the lungs in order to extract oxygen and excrete waste gases.

(intransitive) To take in needed gases and expel waste gases in a similar way.

(transitive) To inhale (a gas) to sustain life.

(intransitive, figurative) To live.

(transitive) To draw something into the lungs.

(intransitive) To expel air from the lungs, exhale.

(transitive) To exhale or expel (something) in the manner of breath.

(transitive) To give an impression of, to exude.

(transitive) To whisper quietly.

To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to emanate; to blow gently.

(intransitive) To exchange gases with the environment.

(intransitive, now, rare) To rest; to stop and catch one's breath.

(transitive) To stop, to give (a horse) an opportunity to catch its breath.

(transitive) To exercise; to tire by brisk exercise.

(transitive, figurative) To passionately devote much of one's life to (an activity, etc.).

Synonyms

• (to draw air in and out): see breathe

• (to be passionate about): live and breathe

Anagrams

• beareth, beheart, herb tea

Source: Wiktionary

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Breathe, v. i. [imp. & p. p Breathed; p. pr. & vb. n. Breathing.] Etym: [From Breath.]

1. To respire; to inhale and exhale air; hence;, to live. "I am in health, I breathe." Shak. Breathes there a man with soul so dead Sir W. Scott.

2. To take breath; to rest from action. Well! breathe awhile, and then to it again! Shak.

3. To pass like breath; noiselessly or gently; to exhale; to emanate; to blow gently. The air breathes upon us here most sweetly. Shak. There breathes a living fragrance from the shore. Byron.

Breathe, v. t.

1. To inhale and exhale in the process of respiration; to respire. To view the light of heaven, and breathe the vital air. Dryden.

2. To inject by breathing; to infuse; -- with into. Able to breathe life into a stone. Shak. And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. Gen. ii. 7.

3. To emit or utter by the breath; to utter softly; to whisper; as, to breathe a vow. He softly breathed thy name. Dryden. Or let the church, our mother, breathe her curse, A mother's curse, on her revolting son. Shak.

4. To exhale; to emit, as breath; as, the flowers breathe odors or perfumes.

5. To express; to manifest; to give forth. Others articles breathe the same severe spirit. Milner.

6. To act upon by the breath; to cause to sound by breathing. "They breathe the flute." Prior.

7. To promote free respiration in; to exercise. And every man should beat thee. I think thou wast created for men to breathe themselves upon thee. Shak.

8. To suffer to take breath, or recover the natural breathing; to rest; as, to breathe a horse. A moment breathed his panting steed. Sir W. Scott.

9. To put out of breath; to exhaust. Mr. Tulkinghorn arrives in his turret room, a little breathed by the journey up. Dickens.

10. (Phonetics)

Definition: To utter without vocality, as the nonvocal consonants. The same sound may be pronounces either breathed, voiced, or whispered. H. Sweet. Breathed elements, being already voiceless, remain unchanged

Note: [in whispering]. H. Sweet. To breathe again, to take breath; to feel a sense of relief, as from danger, responsibility, or press of business.

– To breathe one's last, to die; to expire.

– To breathe a vein, to open a vein; to let blood. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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