SUSPIRE
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”
sigh, suspire
(verb) heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily; “She sighed sadly”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
suspire (third-person singular simple present suspires, present participle suspiring, simple past and past participle suspired)
(literary) To breathe.
(literary) To exhale.
(literary) To sigh.
Synonyms
• (to breathe): see breathe
Noun
suspire (plural suspires)
(obsolete) A long, deep breath; a sigh.
Anagrams
• pussier, rises up, uprises
Source: Wiktionary
Sus*pire", v. i. Etym: [L. suspirare to breathe out, to sigh; sub under + spirare to breathe: cf. F. souspirer, OF. souspirer.]
Definition: To fetch a long, deep breath; to sigh; to breathe. Shak. Fireflies that suspire In short, soft lapses of transported flame. Mrs. Browning.
Sus*pire", n. Etym: [Cf. L. suspirium.]
Definition: A long, deep breath; a sigh. [Obs.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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