What is the meaning of breathe?

verb

• Draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs.
  • usage: "I can breathe better when the air is clean"; "The patient is respiring"
  • synonyms: take a breath, respire, suspire
• Be alive.
  • usage: "Every creature that breathes"
• Impart as if by breathing.
  • usage: "He breathed new life into the old house"
• Allow the passage of air through.
  • usage: "Our new synthetic fabric breathes and is perfect for summer wear"
• Utter or tell.
  • usage: "not breathe a word"
• Manifest or evince.
  • usage: "She breathes the Christian spirit"
• Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax.
  • synonyms: rest, catch one's breath, take a breather
• Reach full flavor by absorbing air and being let to stand after having been uncorked.
  • usage: "This rare Bordeaux must be allowed to breathe for at least 2 hours"
• Expel (gases or odors. ).
  • synonyms: emit, pass off