Respire /(r?*sp?r)/

Re·spire

Respire

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Respired; p. pr. & vb. n. Respiring

  1. To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment.
    Here leave me to respire.
    From the mountains where I now respire.
  2. To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood. (Physiol.)

Respire

v. t.
  1. To breathe in and out; to inspire and expire,, as air; to breathe.
    A native of the land where I respire The clear air for a while.
  2. To breathe out; to exhale. [R.]