respire
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re·spire
(rĭ-spīr′)v. re·spired, re·spir·ing, re·spires
v.intr.
1. To breathe in and out; inhale and exhale: respired with difficulty.
2. To carry out the metabolic process of respiration: Different parts of a plant respire at different rates.
3. Archaic To regain one's spirits, as after a period of exertion or trouble.
v.tr.
1. To inhale and exhale (air, for example); breathe.
2. To use (a molecule or compound) for the metabolic process of respiration: bacteria that respire sulfur compounds.
3. To keep (a person or animal) breathing by artificial means: "Becky was still being respired by the ventilator" (Robin Cook).
[Middle English respiren, to breathe again, from Latin respīrāre : re-, re- + spīrāre, to breathe.]
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respire
(rɪˈspaɪə)vb
1. (Biology) to inhale and exhale (air); breathe
2. (Biology) (intr) to undergo the process of respiration
3. literary to breathe again in a relaxed or easy manner, as after stress or exertion
[C14: from Latin rēspīrāre to exhale, from re- + spīrāre to breathe; see spirit1]
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re•spire
(rɪˈspaɪər)v. -spired, -spir•ing. v.i.
1. to inhale and exhale air to maintain life; breathe.
2. (of a living system) to exchange oxygen for carbon dioxide and other products.
v.t. 3. to breathe; inhale and exhale.
[1375–1425; < Latin respīrāre=re- re- + spīrāre to breathe]
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respire
Past participle: respired
Gerund: respiring
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| Verb | 1. | respire - breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" |
| 2. | respire - undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide breathe, take a breath, suspire, respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" undergo - pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation" | |
| 3. | respire - draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs; "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring" respire - undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide respire - breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety choke - breathe with great difficulty, as when experiencing a strong emotion; "She choked with emotion when she spoke about her deceased husband" hyperventilate - breathe excessively hard and fast; "The mountain climber started to hyperventilate" hiccough, hiccup - breathe spasmodically, and make a sound; "When you have to hiccup, drink a glass of cold water" breathe in, inhale, inspire - draw in (air); "Inhale deeply"; "inhale the fresh mountain air"; "The patient has trouble inspiring"; "The lung cancer patient cannot inspire air very well" wheeze - breathe with difficulty yawn - utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired; "The child yawned during the long performance" |
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respire
verbTo breathe in and out:
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Translations
dýchat
ånde
anda
dirbtinio kvėpavimo aparataskvėpavimo takųrespiratorius
elpot
soluk alıp vermek
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
respire
vti (Med, form) → atmen, respirieren (spec)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
respire
(rəˈspaiə) verb to breathe.
respiration (respəˈreiʃən) noun breathing.
respirator (ˈrespə) noun1. a sort of mask worn to purify the air breathed in eg by firemen.
2. a piece of apparatus used to help very ill or injured people to breathe.
respiratory (ˈrespərətəri) adjective related to breathing. respiratory diseases.
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respire
vt, vi respirarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.