respire meaning and definition

RESPIRE verb

Definition of respire (verb)

1. breathe easily again, as after exertion or anxiety
2. undergo the biomedical and metabolic processes of respiration by taking up oxygen and producing carbon monoxide
3. draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
   • "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
   • synonyms: breathe, suspire, take a breath