respiring

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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Respire \Re*spire"\ (r?*sp?r), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Respired (-sp?rd"); p. pr. & vb. n. Respiring.] [L. respirare, respiratum; pref. re- re- + spirare to breathe: cf. F. respirer. See Spirit.]

1.To take breath again; hence, to take rest or refreshment. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

Here leave me to respire.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
From the mountains where I now respire.— Byron.[1913 Webster]

2.(Physiol.) To breathe; to inhale air into the lungs, and exhale it from them, successively, for the purpose of maintaining the vitality of the blood. [1913 Webster]

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